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Maximilianus as always I am grateful to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
I did mean leprechaun indeed thank you for correcting me.
Irish ah that makes sense now. The first time it was mentioned to me about a leprechaun was in Ireland. I never put two and two together.:)
Welcome! If you want some more clues on leprechauns you can read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leprechaun
She's just got to throw that authority around! :lol:
He may be speaking about a beast other than a human, with beautiful beasty eyelashes :pQuote:
Originally Posted by aliengirl
Or may be about an alien. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
New rule: Don't start going on a diet if there's a whole bag of chips in the cupboard. Do it after you've polished off said bag.
Which would be: now.
At the moment I'm thinking why is is that on the cover of JK Rowlings new book, her name is all in upper case except the letter i?
If only I didn't have all these assignments to catch up with, I could have as well gone to sleep.
Wait what am I doing on litnet?
Procrastinating, my dear. ;) Just like everybody else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pensive
I really need to quit staying up till all hours of the night. Monday morning sucks after multiple nights out well past midnight :(
You took the words from my mouth. Ugh. I'm a night owl anyway - which does not help!Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyLuck
I am just thinking what is the point of learning something if it is not put into practice.
what do you mean this one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckthorn
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...al_Vacancy.jpg
Interesting observation I was as it goes wondering today whilst watching the news why is there an X in the middle of a small square.
Thes kind of details irritate me so I won't be buying the book I would not want it irritating me everytime I see it.
The other thing I do not get about the title is the word vacany and what does casual mean in this context.
Thats the one, the casual vacancy bit is explained at the start of the book:Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
A Casual Vacancy is deemed to have occurred when
1 A local councillor fails to make his declaration of acceptance of office within a proper time; or
2 when his notice of resignation is received; or
3 on the day of his death
One explanation I found oonline for the i in the name is that an uppercase I would be lost, but a lowercase is more distinguishable.
Ni Buckthorn thank you for posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckthorn
So about casual vacancy does that mean a post/position in waiting?
I still don't get what it is trying to say.
Maybe the opposite would help.
As for the i I think there is a possibility that it might want to be read something like that
ROWLiNG: this might read as a name if one reverses it to GiN and could refer to the name of Jean/Jane.Quote:
as in much like LMFAO or ROFL it is a way of describing much laughter. fun, because few people have heard of it.... only cool people understand ROWL...
It could be the other hidden play on title
So it would mean to say
J K laugh much Jean.It is like a hidden meaning. This is just pure a guess.
Back to the title I am still trying to get the meaning in other word when does one ever get to mention this expression. For what reason?
And about the cross in that box it does remind me of Zoro signature and the cross Harry Potter has on his forehead.
Yep, the book is focused (so far) around the events after a councillor has died and a casual vacancy is therefore created.Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
Good point about her name Cacian
[QUOTE=Buckthorn;1174653]I see.Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
Occasional position.
It is interesting that one can lose their job if they had not signed the form on time. It is rather brash.
Presumably casual does not lead to permanent which in itself is strange way of advertising a vacancy.
Are you reading the book at the moment?
[QUOTE=cacian;1174655]Its not exactly an occasional position, a casual vacancy is IMO a weird term for when position becomes available on a local council due to one of the 3 reasons listed.:crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckthorn
I am reading it, its a bit of a weird book (I keep expecting Voldemort or Harry to pop up) and its strange reading a book from JK Rowling where vulgar topics are discussed, but I am enjoying other parts.
People aren't your parents. They wouldn't easily forgive you about little, little matters. Something you must learn when you begin living away from home!
:lol: sorry I just do not like the title.Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
A bit bizarre to want to introduce council into it. I think I'd better leave it here. It does however ring a bell with a film book with the word vacancy in it but I cannot remember it.
It sounds rather intriguing I wonder what initiated the changes from voldemort to this.Quote:
I am reading it, its a bit of a weird book (I keep expecting Voldemort or Harry to pop up) and its strange reading a book from JK Rowling where vulgar topics are discussed, but I am enjoying other parts.
i should say hello to everyone.....
I hope she gets better soon.
How to post blog?
So...
Apparently someone wrote a story about my seduction and rape be a werewolf.
...Not sure what to think.
'Thus life ends, not with an explosion but with a stairlift" - Michael Winner
anyone can tell me how to post blog?
Y'know I've realized that despite having tried reading it several times I've always been interrupted for one reason or another from completing The Crawling Chaos by H.P. Lovecraft.
A coincidence... Or something more?
Boredom sucks why can't I sleep? Lol.
I just saw a man on a scooter and that - wait, let me try that again. I just saw a grown man on a scooter! And I can't get over that. The combination of "man" and "scooter" in one sentence is just sooo weird. And ridiculous. Let's not forget that. And kind of sad, because there's a man who's not too bad looking - and then you realize he's riding on a scooter - and that's not the motorised version! It's the How-old-are-you-exactly?-version! Why is that even allowed?
I need a loan to come from somewhere. I need to get out of this house. The environment isn't safe. Moving here was a mistake. I'm too rich for government assistance, but too poor to move forty miles down the road. I'm losing life and my business here. I'm going to be dead soon if I don't get out.
Nothing..
Poor Var, I hope you figure out a solution soon enough! http://fc03.deviantart.net/images/i/..._emoticon___v2Quote:
Originally Posted by Varenne Rodin
Thanks, Max. There is only one, unfortunately. I need help from an outside party, but no one will help me. I would never say that if it weren't absolutely true. I'm stuck.
what is up with the environment?Quote:
Originally Posted by Varenne Rodin
115 degree heat in the summer. Power outages at least once a week. No AC. Freezing winters. I get snowed in for weeks at a time. The county doesn't plow the roads to my house. I can't hire a private plow because they say the roads are too steep and uneven. Power is almost always out in winter and I have no fireplace. The heater stopped working and no one will come out this far to fix it and it doesn't work in the outages anyway. My neighbors are insane. One man walks around at all hours of the day and night shouting about being near to killing someone with a shotgun. The nearest hospital is an hour away. This is an area prone to wildfires. I get evacuated multiple times a year because lightning and people keep setting the forest on fire. Now there are issues with the water being contaminated so I have to use bottled water for absolutely everything that requires water. I'm tired. I want to leave. I have a $2200 deposit on this place, but I can't raise the $2,000 or so I need to move out so I can then get that $2200 back. My bills cost more than that just to survive out here. My family doesn't seem to understand the horror of this situation. I have lent them tens of thousands of dollars over the years, but now no one will give me a loan. I have even offered to pay them back $500 up and over whatever they loan me by December. Pretty nice Christmas present, but they say no. I can't do another winter here. I almost died last year. I am listing all of my art for sale, but I only have internet for short bursts here and there because the only internet out here is satellite. I am on the verge of prostitution or suicide. I just want to get the hell out of here now.Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
Var, what a hell of a place! :( I wish I could help you! Pity I'm totally broke myself. I can understand the family thing, pretty much like mine too. One can't count on relatives at all :frown2:
Don't fall in that pit. Be strong! http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs12/i/20..._by_cindre.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Varenne Rodin
Maybe I should get dressed
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Originally Posted by Varenne Rodin
Don't let the bastards grind you down
I am glad her bus arrived.
I kinda wonder if I'm spending too much time on the internet if
this:
makes me think of that: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PutOnABusQuote:
Originally Posted by Volya