Memeage, word order and blah
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averygoodun42But not in that order.
I must have used up my happiness quota for the week yesterday and the day before, because I am in a foul mood today. However, I have hope that it will improve over the course of the day, seeing as I managed to convince Babe to go to school (told him that if he still felt bad after a little while, he could ask to see the nurse and then ask to come home). He hasn't had a fever since Tuesday afternoon, so he's safe enough.
- Skimming over previous posts, I caught a word-order error that I've since corrected, but it impresses upon me that speaking aloud isn't the only place I often put my foot in it.
(Nothing against including pets as family members, just disgust over people thinking gay partners are lesser than even animals.) is how I had typed it. However, what I meant was:
(Nothing against including pets as family members, just disgust over people thinking gay partners are even lesser than animals.)
Now, ignoring the awkward nature of my word choice, but it seems to me that having the 'even' after the 'lesser' implies that I think that gay partners are lesser than animals, not to mention that I'm also implying that animals are really quite low on the totem pole of value.
I'm tempted to do another silence stint, only this time extend to written communication. But I don't think that's going to help anything, seeing as practicing is the only way to get better. I might read up a bit on grammar and usage in the meantime, though...
And memeage: (Full list is here.)
Day 12 – What’s in your bag
I just came home from shopping, so it'll be a little more interesting than usual. Oh, and a lot of this will not be going back in.
receipts (about 20, mostly old)
pencil
eraser
3 stage pencil sharpener (that's where it is!)
tiny baby rattle, pink (from M's baby shower)
carpool number
big zip wallet with about half a pound of stuff in it
paint chip ("blackberry harvest")
chiropractor appointment sheet
unused 2010 mini date book
2 out-of-date coupons
bottle of Vitamin B complex
16 grocery store scratch & win tickets, unscratched and now expired
sandwich baggie with inhaler and raspberry lip gloss
dry mouth spray
larabar (cinnamon roll)
travel pack tissues
over $1 in change
ricola cough drops (7 left, by the feel of it)
comb
pen (hey! It even works!)
emery board
So really, nothing exciting. And, I realized today while shopping that it's now jacket weather, so I can ditch the purse if I can find a billfold-type wallet in Geoff's drawer or Sally Ann. My back will be so happy!
Oh, and my mood has indeed improved with my outing. Not only do I have the supplies necessary to work on the art project (brown thread) I also remembered to get suspender snaps so I can make straps for my slinky black strapless dress (and not have to worry about it falling down). (No, I don't have a big bosom.) And I am also happy that I managed to find both sarsaparilla and yarrow at the vitamin shoppe I stopped in at when I went in for my copper! And alcohol-free milk thistle tincture! Yay, yay, yay!
I must have used up my happiness quota for the week yesterday and the day before, because I am in a foul mood today. However, I have hope that it will improve over the course of the day, seeing as I managed to convince Babe to go to school (told him that if he still felt bad after a little while, he could ask to see the nurse and then ask to come home). He hasn't had a fever since Tuesday afternoon, so he's safe enough.
- Skimming over previous posts, I caught a word-order error that I've since corrected, but it impresses upon me that speaking aloud isn't the only place I often put my foot in it.
(Nothing against including pets as family members, just disgust over people thinking gay partners are lesser than even animals.) is how I had typed it. However, what I meant was:
(Nothing against including pets as family members, just disgust over people thinking gay partners are even lesser than animals.)
Now, ignoring the awkward nature of my word choice, but it seems to me that having the 'even' after the 'lesser' implies that I think that gay partners are lesser than animals, not to mention that I'm also implying that animals are really quite low on the totem pole of value.
I'm tempted to do another silence stint, only this time extend to written communication. But I don't think that's going to help anything, seeing as practicing is the only way to get better. I might read up a bit on grammar and usage in the meantime, though...
And memeage: (Full list is here.)
Day 12 – What’s in your bag
I just came home from shopping, so it'll be a little more interesting than usual. Oh, and a lot of this will not be going back in.
receipts (about 20, mostly old)
pencil
eraser
3 stage pencil sharpener (that's where it is!)
tiny baby rattle, pink (from M's baby shower)
carpool number
big zip wallet with about half a pound of stuff in it
paint chip ("blackberry harvest")
chiropractor appointment sheet
unused 2010 mini date book
2 out-of-date coupons
bottle of Vitamin B complex
16 grocery store scratch & win tickets, unscratched and now expired
sandwich baggie with inhaler and raspberry lip gloss
dry mouth spray
larabar (cinnamon roll)
travel pack tissues
over $1 in change
ricola cough drops (7 left, by the feel of it)
comb
pen (hey! It even works!)
emery board
So really, nothing exciting. And, I realized today while shopping that it's now jacket weather, so I can ditch the purse if I can find a billfold-type wallet in Geoff's drawer or Sally Ann. My back will be so happy!
Oh, and my mood has indeed improved with my outing. Not only do I have the supplies necessary to work on the art project (brown thread) I also remembered to get suspender snaps so I can make straps for my slinky black strapless dress (and not have to worry about it falling down). (No, I don't have a big bosom.) And I am also happy that I managed to find both sarsaparilla and yarrow at the vitamin shoppe I stopped in at when I went in for my copper! And alcohol-free milk thistle tincture! Yay, yay, yay!
