apparently, I can ramble
Dec. 15th, 2003 10:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarrenso, a diary, huh. Wow, don't think I've ever had one of these before. Discounting yr 10 English of course, which consisted of Rode Hank today, got bucked off again, had chicken and chips for tea.
I don't see myself reaching the level of intimacy I've seen on other ljs. Bit shy. Repressed. Whatever. Can guarantee to share anecdotely type stuff, probably of interest to no-one who doesn't know us. Example.
My Dad. Not up with the technology you might say. Asks me what I want for Christmas. "The Two Towers", I reply.
"What''s that?"
"Lord of the Rings". I'm patient.
"What's that?"
Bit of disbelief now, mixed with concern. "Dad, you read these when you were a teenager." Blank.
"I'll write it down".
Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers. Extended Version. 4 discs. $58 from Kmart.
Next day, call on my mobile "Is that video or DVD?"
Yesterday we had a family get together for Christmas at the local pool. Very misleading term nowadays, btw. Once, a simple 50m outdoor pool, with a kiddy paddle pool off to the side. Today - still the standard 50m pool for serious swimmers. And the kiddie pool. And a 1.7 m heated pool for middle size people and a beautiful grassed area with big shady tent- like alcoves. Sundry BBQ facilities. And that's just outside. 25m heated indoor pool. Kiddie pool, heated, with fountains and fake beach and swirly current area. Really, only spent most of my time in there because of Bunny. Plus, the full on gym/spa/sauna area.
Still managed to burn though. Lesson, don't rely on not-quite-3yr old to apply your sunblock. Glad I bought all these miniskirts and skimpy tops for summer, looking forward to showing off the peeling.
Anyone noticed, getting sunburnt nowadays, not the normal part of summer it used to be? Now, definitely a bit on the uncool side. Like, duh, are you a tourist? Cos don't we all know better now?
My god, and I doubted my ability to ramble on about nothing. Just as well the only people who will read this will be my Sis (who lives on the other side of the world) and a couple of friends over east. Cos you know, once I email them the addy they will feel obliged to at least skim occasionally or pretend to so I don't guilt them for the rest of their natural lives.
Just reread, what I wrote in my first real journal entry ever. Had to correct a shitload of grammar/puntuation, years of emailing has made me lazy. I think I'm embarrassed. Won't be using the spellcheck though, as I don't want to be Americanised.
btw, the anecdote about my dad, followed by description of swimming pools was supposed to be a brief mention of family so I could say that I'd related the DVD story to the rest of the family, who knowing my dad, fell about laughing. Dad looking bewildered, missing the point again, so I had to say,
"Dad, the funny is in the part with the discs."
I think the off topic rambling took any kind of funny from that punchline.
I don't see myself reaching the level of intimacy I've seen on other ljs. Bit shy. Repressed. Whatever. Can guarantee to share anecdotely type stuff, probably of interest to no-one who doesn't know us. Example.
My Dad. Not up with the technology you might say. Asks me what I want for Christmas. "The Two Towers", I reply.
"What''s that?"
"Lord of the Rings". I'm patient.
"What's that?"
Bit of disbelief now, mixed with concern. "Dad, you read these when you were a teenager." Blank.
"I'll write it down".
Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers. Extended Version. 4 discs. $58 from Kmart.
Next day, call on my mobile "Is that video or DVD?"
Yesterday we had a family get together for Christmas at the local pool. Very misleading term nowadays, btw. Once, a simple 50m outdoor pool, with a kiddy paddle pool off to the side. Today - still the standard 50m pool for serious swimmers. And the kiddie pool. And a 1.7 m heated pool for middle size people and a beautiful grassed area with big shady tent- like alcoves. Sundry BBQ facilities. And that's just outside. 25m heated indoor pool. Kiddie pool, heated, with fountains and fake beach and swirly current area. Really, only spent most of my time in there because of Bunny. Plus, the full on gym/spa/sauna area.
Still managed to burn though. Lesson, don't rely on not-quite-3yr old to apply your sunblock. Glad I bought all these miniskirts and skimpy tops for summer, looking forward to showing off the peeling.
Anyone noticed, getting sunburnt nowadays, not the normal part of summer it used to be? Now, definitely a bit on the uncool side. Like, duh, are you a tourist? Cos don't we all know better now?
My god, and I doubted my ability to ramble on about nothing. Just as well the only people who will read this will be my Sis (who lives on the other side of the world) and a couple of friends over east. Cos you know, once I email them the addy they will feel obliged to at least skim occasionally
Just reread, what I wrote in my first real journal entry ever. Had to correct a shitload of grammar/puntuation, years of emailing has made me lazy. I think I'm embarrassed. Won't be using the spellcheck though, as I don't want to be Americanised.
btw, the anecdote about my dad, followed by description of swimming pools was supposed to be a brief mention of family so I could say that I'd related the DVD story to the rest of the family, who knowing my dad, fell about laughing. Dad looking bewildered, missing the point again, so I had to say,
"Dad, the funny is in the part with the discs."
I think the off topic rambling took any kind of funny from that punchline.
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Date: 2003-12-15 07:41 pm (UTC)Hey! Let's convert the slash group to lj! Can we, can we?
Just reread, what I wrote in my first real journal entry ever. Had to correct a shitload of grammar/puntuation, years of emailing has made me lazy. I think I'm embarrassed. Won't be using the spellcheck though, as I don't want to be Americanised.
Oh, so tragically true. The later at night it is, the worse my spelling gets. I even type completely different words sometimes. I love the spellcheck, they don't actually correct your words, but highlight the ones they think are wrong and offer corrections. So long as you ignore all the 'z's they put in, and throw in a couple of extra 'u's, it's ok.