impudent strumpet

Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Anyone out there remember their phonetics?

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My inner child and I were trying to think of the naughtiest-sounding phoneme name we could, and came up with lingual-labial fricative. I kno...

Now I really think the Burmese panty superstition is false

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I previously blogged that I wanted a fact check on the superstition that Burmese men believe contact with women's undies takes away the...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Sometimes symptom relief is enough

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This article seems to be missing the point. It criticizes the use of cough and cold medicines on the basis that they don't make the pati...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Things I noticed today

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1. When I wear a cami under my blouse, I'm far more inclined to get a wedgie - even though the underwear and pants are the same! 2. Wh...
Sunday, October 28, 2007

Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold...

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Edited to add for all the people who are getting here from google: This song is The Way by Fastball
Saturday, October 27, 2007

Things that piss me off

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I don't particularly enjoy xmas. It's so long and drawn out and noisy and "OMG, everyone must be happy because this is the ha...
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I can see myself blink!

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The LCD display on my new phone has a bit of a delay. So if I stand in front of a mirror with the lens of the camera pointing at myself and...
Friday, October 26, 2007

Mindfuck of the moment

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Me in conversation: "...and I'm wearing liquid eyeliner. Now, I know what you're thinking, but I have heavy black brows and l...
Thursday, October 25, 2007

Coercion and other big words

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This train of thought started in this post of mine from last week, which took me to this article in Salon (possibly NSFW - talks about sex...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

New word: squeam

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Squeam (verb): the kind of weird cringe you do when someone tells you something that makes you squeamish.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Technojoy!

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My new cellphone arrived. It has a still and video camera and apparently can connect to the internet. And it is small enough that I palm i...

Going to hell

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Similar letters from Cary Tennis, Dear Prudence, and Damage Control : religious kids who think their non-religious parents are going to he...
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Monday, October 22, 2007

Anyone watching Corner Gas right now?

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Today's episode of Corner Gas looks different than usual, like it's lit differently or filmed differently or something. Anyone else...
Sunday, October 21, 2007

"Dumbledore's Gay!" for Dummies

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Are you a non-HP fan who might sometime feel the need to comment on the recent revelation that Dumbledore is gay? Are you an HP fan who doe...
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Locking the door

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Sometimes people say of small towns that they're "So safe you can leave your door unlocked." This made me think: how much good...
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Shyness as selfish

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I recently heard someone say that shyness is inherently selfish, because if you're shy you're overly concerned about what other peop...
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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Things They Should Invent: study of introverts living in nursing homes

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When I hear about what life is like in nursing homes, I dread it. Even if the care is exemplary, it would be hell for me because I am an in...
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Things They Should Invent: don't heat the subway

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They're always talking about how the TTC can save money. Here's my thought: don't heat the subway. Or perhaps heat it a little...
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Best. Ship. EVER!

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I would love to know if anyone in fandom predicted this! No, seriously, go read it!
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