No. I can't. I have so much reading I didn't finish that I can't really go to sleep.
Oh, I'm sorry. Well, may your nap be refreshing.
bon, that sounds AWESOME. I'm quite envious. That's the size of my apartment, but without the high ceilings, mouldings classy hardwood and all that.
Last weekend, I was in one of Baltimore's 1900 "painted lady" rowhouses (modelled after the SF painted ladies style from way back when) that made me nearly cry with envy. Transoms to every room, blocked off fireplaces on every floor, but with the original mantles. Inlay on the wood floors. Original tilework, octagonal. Was just GORGEOUS.
Blog of someone returning to their house in New Orleans, with before and after pictures. [link]
Working in a Jewish high school has me spouting random bits of badly pronounced Hebrew frequently. I still can't say the "ch" sound correctly. I sound like such a lame WASP when I try
My Jewish neighbor's daughter is named Chen-li. My pronounciation of it always makes me cringe internally. I would love to be able to do it correctly--especially when I address her directly.
Yeah, it's swell that...mediocrity wins.
Go Team Mediocrity!
Oh, funnest part was walking the red carpet with ita, Kat, and Kristen. It was hilarious.
I would have sprinted across the red carpet but a) I thought that might have attracted more attention and b) new shoes.
When I'd spend the night at one friend's house, I'd get to go to hebrew school with her and her siblings. I was a source of great amusement with my attempts.
I think I just suck at all pronounciation in general. My Welsh friend laughed like a drain whenever I tried to say Llanelli--which is where he is from. It apparently has a "th" sound in there somewhere but I'm damned if I can find it.
Somewhere I heard an explanation on how to pronounce several different languages by varying the amount of phlegm in the back of one's throat....
Some intonations/accents I can do. Heck, I fooled a german 3 years after I last was fluent (got outed when I started using czech and then swearing in english.) I'm told my spanish and french accents were passable when I spoke them regularly around native speakers.
Of course, I can also sound whatever variety of southern or midwestern if I'm around those speakers long enough. Less talent, more impressionable.
My AC just died. I resent that it should even matter at this time of the year.
Bon Bon, that sounds great.
Plei, something got here, but the post office wouldn't leave it, so I have to go get it tomorrow morning.
That sucks, amych.
Kristen, did you get your shirt?
