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where the dust bunnies breed

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I’ve been a bit busy of late, which means this wee blog has been neglected. While I talk a lot of rot here, quite a lot of that rot still needs lots of background reading and fact checking. And when you’re spending a lot of your evenings fact-checking for work, somehow, doing some research (i.e. using google) for the blog just does not appeal. So for the moment, I’m talking rot elsewhere:

  • my as yet un-named food blog (Update: Gave up on the food blog, lazy me will just continue talking rot here);
  • and my bitch about LA page.

akatsuki eats, 2nd attempt

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After a slow start and a lot of tinkering (with minimal thinking), I think it’s about time to get this blog off the ground.

Since arriving in LA, I can’t honestly say my food intake has been particularly healthy nor inspired. Perhaps keeping an online food diary will guilt me into making more of an effort.

Swearing

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Linguists Marvel at Audacity of Yugoslav Swear Words (via wonderful electric).

The differences in everyday swearing are shown in this humorous anecdote from the Serbian business dictionary: elsewhere around the world old friends greet each other with “Hi, it’s been a long time!” But, the Serbian translation reads “Đe si pizda ti materina?” (“Motherfucker! where’ve you been?”) The question: what is that man’s function in the business translates to “Koji je on kurac tamo?” (“Which dick is that one?”). The thought that a project can be accomplished is most properly shown by the expression “Ma to je pičkin dim!” (“that cunt’s smokin’!”).

hurrah! d discovers bbcamerica

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Rebus is in Furryboot town, where there are hoors aplenty. We’re also given a right good tour of Edinburgh’s skyline, “genteel” Fairmilehead, and I get to feel homesick everytime they show Lothian and Border’s headquarters at Fettes… :(

As much as I like John Hannah and think he makes a fine Rebus, I feel the TV show leads the viewer too much without letting the story develop the way it does in the novels. Then again, I always think that about book/TV, book/film adaptations.

Ach, though I’ve nevir developed much of an accent, it does me gud to hear some proper talk, like.