It's partly that, and partly the fact that if people started throwing around Windsporrow, after a while it gets old.
Some pretend it's just a minor thing, but consider the following notable buffista names with a random o tossed in:
P.M.Morcontell
Nolly
ota
Gos
V.W.Bog
Now, I'm not saying a man should not expect for his name to be pronounced and spelled properly. You have every right. But consider the fashion in which most people pronounce "-son" names: the short o is very much a schwa(sp?). Also consider the rather common inability to pronounce a short e distinquishable from most other short vowels especially - words such as "pin", "pan", and "pen" are starting to sound alike. So is it so hard to imagine people mistaking the short e for a schwa?
Signed,
someone whose last name is not only common but also the same as a popular American beer
(((((((((((((Askye))))))))))))))
Get her a pretty card, and write down for her a few of your favorite memories with her throughout the years. Tell her in it how much you love and appreciate her.
Then apologize for not getting around to doing for her all that you wanted to do, and mention that it'll stretch out her celebration when you are able to deliver.
I'm speaking as someone who forgot the birthday of a friend whom I've known all my life. And by all my life, I mean, she's six months older than I am, and my mom remembers holding her while pregnant with me. That's got to be almost as bad. Especially since my friend has NEVER forgotten my birthday, even in years when my mother forgets it.
Hi Hil!
This may explain why I didn't get an ice cream maker for my birthday.
Note to self: Don't eat ice cream at Plei's place.
The landlord (who bequeathed them onto us) suggested I bread and fry the flowers also, but that doesn't sound appealing.
I've never had them but have heard they are wonderful. Lydia Boccacio makes them on her show.
Mmmmm... I'm so glad you're going to have the soup. I love it so.
t tacklehugs hil
Hi!
This summer job was fun, but I am so exhausted. The last couple days were crazy, dealing with admin stuff and stuff with the students and stuff with their parents. Plus, on Thursday, I had to break up a fistfight between two 13-year-old boys. But now I've got a couple free weeks to unwind before my classes start again.
Someone once wrote to Dan Savage about making breast milk cheese.
I would SO try breast milk ice cream or cheese. How COOL would that be? though I suppose figuring the butterfat content would be a bitca.
Thursday, I had to break up a fistfight between two 13-year-old boys
Good HEAVENS! a) how on earth did you do it?; b) ita is going to be SO jealous
The landlord (who bequeathed them onto us) suggested I bread and fry the flowers also, but that doesn't sound appealing.
Fried zucchini flowers are yummy. My family makes them all the time.
suggested I bread and fry the flowers also, but that doesn't sound appealing.
Oh they are terrible. Bad. Ick. Send all of them to me and I will make them go away for you. Mmmm, blossoms.
Hi Hil!
I just had my nephew's birthday present put aside at the bookstore. This phone call aside, I have too much to do in the next hour. I lack motivation. Coffee is delicious but it hasn't really helped.
