Are the people at DMV asleep? Or just really ignorant of Germanic languages like, say, English. Because we saw this vanity plate last night:
SHLONG
For real.
Also, what is a triple snit? We got this measuring glass the other night which has gradations for different liquid measures: cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, etc. The ounce gradation also includes bar measures. Three ounces is a triple snit. Or a triple and also a snit. Then a triple snit would be nine ounces. I'm glad to see my math skills aren't going to waste.
The woman who cuts my hair has dumped her husband. She didn't come right out and say that, but she was talking about how it's just her and her daughter for Thanksgiving and then I noticed that the wedding picture she usually has out by her chair was gone. Then she started talking about how nice it is to live alone (except for that daughter, of course), "like if there's a mess, then it's my mess and I will clean it up when I feel like it. And if I want to lie on the couch and do nothing for a while, then no one is going to come around and say nasty stuff. And if I don't feel like doing the dishes right then …"
I'm at 29,772 words. My characters are ambling through the plot as required, but are developing unplanned romantic attractions. What next, kissing? There wasn't supposed to be any kissing!
246 words | November 18, 2005 09:57 PM | Real true story