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OUAT and other things..
Apr. 26th, 2015 10:30 pm1. Once Upon a Time
Okay, I need Regina icons. Or Regina and Emma icons, those would be equally appealing.
I'm officially a Regina & Emma shipper (platonic, clearly both are heterosexual).
And as an aside, I prefer kid Lily to adult Lily. The actress was better and far more appealing.
They did manage to surprise me. Not at all what I expected.
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2. I've apparently picked up some British spellings or Britishims without realizing it.
Possibly from interacting with so many Brits and Europeans online? Don't know.
* I keep spelling among - amongst.
* I couldn't care less - I could care less.
* toward and backward - towards and backwards
Discovered this when I hired a professional line editor for my book. They corrected all the Britishisms. Apparently American writers aren't permitted to use the British spelling of English words unless they are writing English or British characters.
See? It's things like this that make writing difficult. No consistency in regards to spelling, grammar or punctuation in English.
3. Have decided to forgo the Good Wife tonight. Don't need to be aggravated.
My mother called, to ask if I'd called her. No.
Mother: I'm watching the Good Wife.
Me: I'm not. Decided that I didn't need the aggravation.
Mother: Well, I'll go back to watching it.
Me: I'll let you continue to be aggravated.
Mother: and I am...
Me: It's aggravating tonight? I was right?
Mother: yes, it is.
Me : Good to know. Uhm..how?
Mother: Well, let's just say that I don't think Kalinda is long for this world.
Me: Well, we sort of knew that for the last few months now...
Mother: Oh, I'll leave my cell phone on just during the day, since you can't call me on the landline and just in case you need to reach me. And leave it off at night.
Me: Mother, I don't call during the day -- I'm at work. And if I do, it's not my work phone that can't reach your landline. It's my home phone and cell. I call in the evening.
Mother: Oh. Well. I'll leave it off during the day and on in the evening then.
Me: Yes, that would work much better.
No, they still haven't fixed the problem. But they have both sent me customer survey's to inform them how well they did on their respective customer service phone calls. Personally I think they should fix the problem first, then send me their surveys. But that's just me. T-Mobile will take 72 hours, Optimum promises 48 hours. Assuming either can fix it. While my mother's stupid phone company insists it's not their problem. It may be their router -- but my phone companies should contact their central office and router. The whole thing is irritating and absurdly amusing at the same time. As they say at work - you can't make this stuff up.
That's the thing that amuses me the most about critiques of fiction. Someone will state : this situation is not believable. Well, actually it is. Crazy stuff happens. People do nutty things. What are you living in a bubble universe?
Okay, I need Regina icons. Or Regina and Emma icons, those would be equally appealing.
I'm officially a Regina & Emma shipper (platonic, clearly both are heterosexual).
And as an aside, I prefer kid Lily to adult Lily. The actress was better and far more appealing.
They did manage to surprise me. Not at all what I expected.
( Read more... )
2. I've apparently picked up some British spellings or Britishims without realizing it.
Possibly from interacting with so many Brits and Europeans online? Don't know.
* I keep spelling among - amongst.
* I couldn't care less - I could care less.
* toward and backward - towards and backwards
Discovered this when I hired a professional line editor for my book. They corrected all the Britishisms. Apparently American writers aren't permitted to use the British spelling of English words unless they are writing English or British characters.
See? It's things like this that make writing difficult. No consistency in regards to spelling, grammar or punctuation in English.
3. Have decided to forgo the Good Wife tonight. Don't need to be aggravated.
My mother called, to ask if I'd called her. No.
Mother: I'm watching the Good Wife.
Me: I'm not. Decided that I didn't need the aggravation.
Mother: Well, I'll go back to watching it.
Me: I'll let you continue to be aggravated.
Mother: and I am...
Me: It's aggravating tonight? I was right?
Mother: yes, it is.
Me : Good to know. Uhm..how?
Mother: Well, let's just say that I don't think Kalinda is long for this world.
Me: Well, we sort of knew that for the last few months now...
Mother: Oh, I'll leave my cell phone on just during the day, since you can't call me on the landline and just in case you need to reach me. And leave it off at night.
Me: Mother, I don't call during the day -- I'm at work. And if I do, it's not my work phone that can't reach your landline. It's my home phone and cell. I call in the evening.
Mother: Oh. Well. I'll leave it off during the day and on in the evening then.
Me: Yes, that would work much better.
No, they still haven't fixed the problem. But they have both sent me customer survey's to inform them how well they did on their respective customer service phone calls. Personally I think they should fix the problem first, then send me their surveys. But that's just me. T-Mobile will take 72 hours, Optimum promises 48 hours. Assuming either can fix it. While my mother's stupid phone company insists it's not their problem. It may be their router -- but my phone companies should contact their central office and router. The whole thing is irritating and absurdly amusing at the same time. As they say at work - you can't make this stuff up.
That's the thing that amuses me the most about critiques of fiction. Someone will state : this situation is not believable. Well, actually it is. Crazy stuff happens. People do nutty things. What are you living in a bubble universe?