Weekend high-jinks
Here are a few high-lights from the past 72 hours:
Most memorable was dining at a fabulous Japanese restaraunt on St Georges Rd, in Ascot Vale. Nearly fell off my chair when I saw the dried fish flakes curling and squiming on top of my octopus in okonimi-yaki balls. I mean, this stuff was really moving; I was ready to block the exits. Shalini and I eventually worked out that the heat from the food was making the flakes move, but for a couple of
gaijin, this stuff made our night. I've tried to find info on the net about it, and it's maybe called bonito, or kezuribushi, or katsuo-bushi.
Maybe it was the delicious sake, but I also confessed my increasing infatuation with X-Box, which wasn't a disaster.
Friday night I picked my mum up from the airport, she was returning from South Africa. She brought back 2 and a half kilo's of
Mebos, and was not surprisingly over-weight. Wily as she is, she talked her way out of extra payments.
Go mum!
Yes, literally...
I hate it when people misuse the word "literally". It really is a pet hate of mine, meaning that I nurse it and enjoy its company. Whenever friends, family, journalists, celebrities or complete strangers let it slip inappropriately, I delight in getting upset about it.
There are two main things I'm a snob about. Firstly, the media's obsession with celebrity, and the public's habit of getting involved in that. Secondly, this whole "literally" thing; I'll get beaten up over one of them, one day, probably by my wife.
Example one, Using a cliche:
I: "It wasn't funny, but I literally laughed my head off!"
M: "No you didn't."
I: "Yeah, I don't know why."
M: "No, I mean you didn't
literally laugh your head off did you. Your head is still attached, isn't it?"
I: "Right, you're cruisin for a bruisin."
Example two, not using a cliche:
I: "I was walking along, and I fell into a hole in the road, I mean literally!"
M: "Oh, as opposed to figuratively falling into a hole in the road? I'm glad you clarified that. I might have thought you were using the common expression: a hole in the road."
I: "That's it, you're dead."
M: "Figuratively or literally? Ouch!"
And that's how to be a snob in one easy lesson.
Wow, I thought I was good with my hands.
Pencil Carving
I should credit this find to
www.flabber.nl
Sure its all Dutch, but I'm picking it up one word at a time.
Facts on Farts
Facts on Farts
I did a google on "why do farts smell worse in the shower?" and this amazing page came up. Isn't the internet wonderful?
knock knock
I made up a knock-knock joke today.
1. Knock knock.
2. Who's there?
3. You despise.
4. You despise who?
5. I despise knock-knock jokes, and thanks for asking.
Well, i think it's funny...
