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todayiamadaisy) wrote2012-05-06 08:42 pm
todayiamadaisy) wrote2012-05-06 08:42 pm
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Ghost in Monte Carlo
The other day someone on my f-list linked to a book on Amazon, which, when I clicked through, turned out to be a Sophie Kinsella novel. Yesterday, Amazon said customers with my browsing history of Sophie Kinsella novels also looked at a novel by a different chick lit author. This book was called Moonshine. Today, Amazon is telling me that customers with my browsing history of books called Moonshine are also interested in The Home Distiller's Workbook, The Secrets of Building an Alcohol Producing Still and The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible. I have clicked on all of them to see what Amazon recommends next.
I am still listening to and enjoying Ancient Empires Before Alexander. The Sea Peoples are causing headaches to various empires. I realise the Sea Peoples were nomadic tribes outside the main groups, but every time I hear it, I imagine, like, mermaids attacking soldiers in chariots. Mermaids up the Tigris a thousand years BC. There's a concept for a novel if you're looking for inspiration. I'd read it.
A few weeks ago I decided to do that 100 things meme that's going about. I was going to do 100 random reviews, and I've had notes for the first review sitting here for three weeks, but my heart's not in it*. So I found myself a random word generator and I'll be doing a weekly entry on whatever topic it throws at me. Which brings me to:
1. Froth
When I was doing a photo a day last year, I spent quite a lot of time trying to get a good photo of the froth in the sink before I did the washing up. I don't think I ever did. The foam and glitter of the real thing didn't come out in my photos at all. Froth isn't all sweet and puffy and candy white, though. After heavy rains, the river mouth near my house is covered with a murky, coffee froth, which I think I could scoop up with a spoon and sip, maybe with a marshmallow. I have always resisted the temptation so far.
When I was little, I would confuse words like froth and trough when speaking. On washdays my family gained much hilarity by making me look at the washing machine and talk about the froff in the troth. Froff in the troth, I would say, and they would cackle at me every week. You've got to make your own fun in the country.
Next week: Tea bags
* But, in essence, Melbourne's Colonial Tramcar Restaurant: 3 daisies out of 5, or 4 if you really like trams.
I am still listening to and enjoying Ancient Empires Before Alexander. The Sea Peoples are causing headaches to various empires. I realise the Sea Peoples were nomadic tribes outside the main groups, but every time I hear it, I imagine, like, mermaids attacking soldiers in chariots. Mermaids up the Tigris a thousand years BC. There's a concept for a novel if you're looking for inspiration. I'd read it.
A few weeks ago I decided to do that 100 things meme that's going about. I was going to do 100 random reviews, and I've had notes for the first review sitting here for three weeks, but my heart's not in it*. So I found myself a random word generator and I'll be doing a weekly entry on whatever topic it throws at me. Which brings me to:
1. Froth
When I was doing a photo a day last year, I spent quite a lot of time trying to get a good photo of the froth in the sink before I did the washing up. I don't think I ever did. The foam and glitter of the real thing didn't come out in my photos at all. Froth isn't all sweet and puffy and candy white, though. After heavy rains, the river mouth near my house is covered with a murky, coffee froth, which I think I could scoop up with a spoon and sip, maybe with a marshmallow. I have always resisted the temptation so far.
When I was little, I would confuse words like froth and trough when speaking. On washdays my family gained much hilarity by making me look at the washing machine and talk about the froff in the troth. Froff in the troth, I would say, and they would cackle at me every week. You've got to make your own fun in the country.
Next week: Tea bags
* But, in essence, Melbourne's Colonial Tramcar Restaurant: 3 daisies out of 5, or 4 if you really like trams.