Monday, 2 March 2009

Ducklings 

'Nay, it's too funny watching ye guess at everything and flounder.'
'Ye're sort of like a baby duckling who's gotten 'imself stuck upside-down in the water.'
'Distressing, but too amusing to correct it.'

Gerald's Arms, from chapter 31 of The Peacock King

Saturday, 14 February 2009

(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "I made a dice bag."

some time later...

(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "I ought to replace these dice with balls."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "Ball sack?"
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "*snickers*."

(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "Oh, you made an Indrani dice bag?"
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "I thought you were being random."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "I was being random."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "She is random."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "She is."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "It's Kunaaaaaaaaaama."

(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "*puts the d12 and d20 into the bag, loops the drawstring around her wrist and fondles it*."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Khensu says, "..."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "Right."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "Spudd, I think she's trying to flirt with you."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Khensu says, "Somebody is frisky this morning."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "I don't play DnD."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Horuce says, "*rolls nat 20* "that's good right?""

(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "It's 2am on Valentine's day!"
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, ".. it's 10am on Friday the 13th."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Khensu says, "Yeah, 10am here too."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "Pfft that was so yesterday :P."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Horuce says, "9:18 here."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "20min into valentines day."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Khensu says, "Zomg, elo, you are stalking me."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "You're sooooooooo over."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "Like, duh."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "I know where you live and all that."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Khensu says, "Oi, I don't need another girl with a restraining order."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "Roffles."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "You should throw foam at his window."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, ".."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "You do it. I'll watch."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "Well, no one likes broken windows..."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "I can't throw that far!"
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "Eloquay, you are WAY in the past."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "Like, 14 hours!"
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "See! I'd have to throw backwards through TIME as well as space!"
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Eloquay says, "Good exercise."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): You say, "Rofl."
(The Warlock Training Grounds): Spudd says, "Get the guns going."

Sunday, 21 December 2008

Dukhobortsy 

The Dukhobortsy, or 'Fighters for the Spirit' emerged in the second half of the eighteenth century, also probably from the Khlysty. Their theology was vague. They taught that human souls had been created before corporal bodies. Some, having sinned before the creation of the world, were punished by being cast into the material world without recollection of what had gone on before. All rituals and all institutions are the products of original sin. The Dukhobors also believed in Christ 'entering' the souls of living people.

Aided by Leo Tolstoy, they migrated early in the twentieth century to Canada where they have distinguished themselves by spectacular acts of civil disobedience.

Page 239, Russia under the Old Regime, by Richard Pipes; published by Fletcher & Son Ltd, Norwich in Great Britain

Friday, 19 December 2008

C & T amusement 

08:27 * Kunama hands Shidayu some nuts
08:27 * Shidayu pushes them away
08:27 <Imaruki> heh....I'm just gonna leave that one alone
08:27 <Shidayu> I don't like the nuts I already have
08:27 <Kunama> that's rude..
08:27 <Daedreaming> lol, shid touched Kunama's nuts.
08:27 * Kunama insists Shidayu try them
08:27 <Shidayu> ...oh god
08:27 * Kunama rolls around laughing

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Mandatory availability 

“Dear Choristers,

We just a few days away from the first rehearsal of the most anticipated and mysterious Dawn project!

Please find the schedule below to refresh your memory and to double check your availability, but note – you really CANNOT pull out of that programme as we need absolutely everyone!

<many rehearsal dates>

All the calls are mandatory, unless you already have approved leave.

Kind regards,
Choir Manager”

Email correspondence, Dawn Chorus

Sunday, 30 November 2008

Aural skills 

“Well, that’s elves,” she said. “They hear so keenly they never learn to listen.”

Professor Bryony

Sunday, 9 November 2008

Developing speaking skills 

"Speak to yourself daily. Get used to frequent soliloquies. Describe things around you, tell what you are doing or intend to do."

From here

Beware. Those learning new languages will appear to be mad, and may remain so even after having mastered the language.

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