Friday, June 7, 2013

LOL

I must confess that I do not watch a lot of telly.  That said, my attention is always drawn to the BBC channels available to us in South Africa whenever I venture toward the ... what the hell does one call it seeing that it's flat nowadays?

I found a gem about 2 weeks ago on 120 BBC Entertainment ... a sitcom called Miranda.  Turns out it's a rerun of the first series of 2009 (2 more series since).  Miranda Hart is one funny lady.  I laughed loud enough that the Viking came to check on me.

Now he would be the first to tell you about this strange affliction I suffer.  He says that I never laugh out loud when watching a sitcom ... something that irks him to no end.  I can find something hysterically amusing and maintain a perfectly straight face.

Well, apparently there's a cure. And I am about to place my order my over-the-counter fix directly from Amazon.

Such fun ...

Monday, June 3, 2013

Irrevocable

Delicious word.  It  rolls seductively off the tongue because it sounds sort of dirty, doesn't it?

OXFORD Definition of 'irrevocable':

   Adjective - not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final:
   Example - 'an irrevocable step'.

And therein lies the problem.  Not being able to change, reverse or recover.  Guillotine-final, if you will.  It is with shock and horror that I am feeling every bit of the finality in so many choices I have made to date.  And these choices cover issues such as selecting the wrong pair of denims, becoming a vegetarian nearly 6 years ago, preposterously thinking I could be "mother-figure' to a broken teenager and also 'settling' in my country of birth despite claims of being a 'citizen of the planet' (thanks for the poetry, Allie).

If anything it would seem there is one thing I consistently excel in and that is to make a decision and stick with it, no matter what the consequences.

So now it would seem there is only one choice to make:

Change it up ...

I double-dare me!