Comments on: “Oh, My Word”

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:49:13 +0000

You wenches are hilarious! Blimey, I’ve missed so much today.

S. King’s quote is a good one. I’ve been criticized for using big, flowery words in my writing and was told to write more down to earth. My eyes bugged out of my head b/c I thought I’d written some pretty stuff. Newbies. Harumph. (speaking of myself)

Sent the kids off to Prom. The weather held out. Kids looked so grown up, especially #4 *sniff, the baby* Now I can only pray she won’t get shanghi-ed by that she-siren tonight. (fingers crossed that the Phantom comes out of the shadows and does his worst saving me the trouble.)

DH and I are Geminis. What are the odds?

By: Hellion

Hellion — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:59:57 +0000

Funny, that sounds a LOT like Matt.

By: terrio

terrio — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:29:43 +0000

Well my child is a Cancer and she has NO PROBLEM spending my money. Spending her money is a different story.

She argued that I owed her a dollar the other day so I explained if I owed her a dollar then she had to pay me back the twenty dollars I just spent on her new DS game. She had the nerve to tell me if I were to hand her a twenty dollar bill, she would hand it right back and we’d be even.

Brat.

By: Hellion

Hellion — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:37:18 +0000

Well, that could be because he’s Matt…but if your ideas involve MONEY, then yes, he’ll be a downer about it because Money=Security, and Cancers enjoy their comfort and security at the cost of real risk.

By: Christie

Christie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:19:51 +0000

Hm, Matt is water? Maybe that’s why every time I have an idea he has to Debbie Downer it. LOL

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:11:26 +0000

Irish- Isn’t it awesome how the more you play with words and punctuation, you find an understanding? I experienced the same thing and am still learning every day. Punctuation is my biggest hurdle. I’m sure all of you have noticed I am a comma whore.

What an overbearing jerk of a boss. I can imagine the scene you discribe in the conference room:) No matter what anyone thought, you still have the knowledge that you tried to correct his mistakes.

By: IrishEyes

IrishEyes — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:02:02 +0000

I’m a word lover also, Lisa. I get very frustrated trying to find the right word or phrase. My vocabulary (and grammar) is one area I would loved to improve upon. I have noticed, though, that over the past year or so (since I’ve been blogging) my vocabulary and education regarding words has grown significantly. I love words but am not as comfortable as I’d like to be with them. I’m getting there, though.

I used to work for a guy about 20 years ago who was pitiful. I was his secretary. He wrote narrative reports that were given to banks and loan companies. I would type up the reports he gave me and make any spelling or grammar corrections that I deemed appropriate. When I gave the reports back to him he would always question my changes and make me change them back to the way he originally wrote them. He loved to use “that which” and “for to” and all these other phrases that made him sound like Cliff Claven. He was also a fan of big words that he didn’t know the meaning of and no matter how I tried he wouldn’t keep my corrections. I always pictured the people at the banks getting his reports and gathering around in a conference room to have a good laugh at how stupid the reports sounded. The sad part was that they probably thought he hired an idiot for a secretary and that I was the culprit not him!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:25:23 +0000

Ohhh “Moody” made me laugh! Me MOODY?
Nev-ah
Hellion, Check out some of the free sample reports on Astrology.com. If i was… ahh… daring… i’d post my sample past life report. All I’ll say is some of it “feels” right. And some of it is just… well… just check it out for your self.

By: Hellion

Hellion — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:27:39 +0000

Julie, how did you figure the Mayan stuff? That looks interesting! (Though don’t they think the world is going to end in a couple years?)

By: Hellion

Hellion — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:22:35 +0000

Aquarian rising. Aquarians are the Original original. (In fact, I dated an Aquarian once and I think he just behaved that way so he couldn’t accused of being like anyone else. They pride themselves on originality.)

http://www.cafeastrology.com/risingsignsascendant.html#aquariusascendant

My friend is a Cancer. The bits I see that are consistent about them: they’re sensitive, family-oriented and nurturing, (the men are total momma’s boys!), and protective of those they love (think: she-bear). Don’t usually like people to be blunt with them.

MOODY would be another word I’d use to describe them, but being I’m a Pisces, that’s like the pot calling the kettle black.

Lisa, call me weird…but I believe in both.