Posts Tagged ‘Observations’
White and wrong
A woman in my building is wearing sensible but sexy white undies and a matching white bra. I know this because I can see them through her see-through white dress. Sometimes I wonder if ‘smart casual‘ means ‘if you saw it in a magazine, it’s okay – even if it was in the beach wear [...]
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A good question
Last week, heading up the coast for Christmas, I decided to take a taxi to my parents’ place rather than hang around Gosford Station for 20 minutes waiting on a bus. Somehow, the taxi driver started talking about climate change. Honestly, I DID NOT START IT. “Oh, all these scare mongerers,” she said. “I mean, [...]
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The lights are out
Their work is done. They pause for a wee break. Ah, says Number Nine. That was a good day. We lit up as much as we could. And now we’re done. That’s a good day. But Number Six looks doubtful. Maybe all this work isn’t worth it. Maybe it’s not all it could have been. [...]
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After the Party
Drain the last of the dregs. Put down the drinks, eat one last crisp. Screw the lid on the ginger beer. Check your phone. Check your Facebook. There’s another party down the road. Tim says it’s just starting. This one is over. We can clean up tomorrow. Can someone hit the lights?
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Literate slugs
I really wish slugs and caterpillars could read. I spend around 10 minutes every day in my garden, looking under the leaves of my herbs and vegies, looking for the little fuckers. They destroyed my basil. They’ve devoured my mint not once, not twice, but THREE times – mint, however, is extremely durable and keeps [...]
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The tussle
Battle of the sexes, oh battle of the sexes. Women, men, Venus, Mars, emotional, logical, desire, desired, strength, beauty, brutality, sympathy. This and that and blah blah blah, what nonsense it all is. There is no battle of the sexes, only the occasional tussle between various genders.
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* Hi love, how are you? % Good thanks. How about you? * Great. What can I get you? % I’ll have a Coopers Pale. Pour * That’ll be $4.50. % Oh! Pleasant surprise. Looking at watch. % Is it happy hour? * No, our beers are always this price. They just get more expensive [...]
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DH Loves Sora
Oh DH. I don’t know who you are. But your love will fade.
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lividlili redux
Just another lividlili blog.
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