I can’t think of a title, so I’m going w ‘illuminating’, except it is REALLY just part of a larger, more meaningless title. Ahem

Completely arbitrary anecdotes- a couple of recent conversations proceeded thusly:

Conversation One:

x: where’d you park the car?
me: wha? huh? wha?
x: where did you park the car?
me: wha? Oh, um *points*
me: um, you know (still pointing) er, left
me: (no longer pointing) in front of the crazy people house
x: ohh, ok.

Conversation Two:

x: you know I was thinking this morning I am so glad you’re not a wanker. How much would that suck?
me: I know!

Have been neglecting this blog a bit- not necessarily in posts as much as effort. Have stuff to say, but I find that so much of what I desire to write traverses the treatment of women in the media, disgusting men in real life (not to be confused with the lots of lovely men in existence, of course) and lately, the marginalisation of ‘class’ as a critical category in the sense of ‘race’, ‘gender’ and ’sexuality’. If my recent knob/elitism post wasn’t illuminating- I find myself confounded at that apocryphal notion of Australia as a ‘classless’ society, in which ‘equality’ apparently reigns supreme. Say, what? So yes, I would really just be repeating myself again… and again.

As a side note, have been loving the word ‘apocryphal’ lately, it is a startlingly useful word. As is ‘veracity’ (an old favourite), ‘verisimilitude’ (mainly because if I use it in the same sentence as ‘veracity’ I can claim to have alitterated with a ‘v’, mmm exciting I know) and ‘ontology’ (in essays). Words that I hate right now however are ‘event’ (don’t get me started), ‘metaphysics’, ’singularity’, and the worst of the lot, ‘judgment’.

Things that I like right now: sleep, chocolate, more sleep, crisp sheets, sleep, my brother’s company, and music. And tea, lots and lots of tea. Accordingly, the bathroom should also be listed here, since I seemingly need to pee every ten minutes as a result.

Things I don’t like right now (but ordinarily do) : ambiguity in sentences, ambiguity in thought, ambiguity in books.

Things I’m lamenting right now: that I’ve discovered the limits of my brain, and really, it ain’t that far out. Honestly, I keep slamming into the limits of my intelligence and it is shall I say, frustrating, because I’m just not ignorant enough to be blissful and I desire to do and be more than what I am actually capable of achieving. Gr.

Finally, have been so busy, sick, tired and erm, lazy that I haven’t really been reading people’s blogs and I have to say I kind of miss them. Even though the fashion blogs are killing me with the number of posts they keep adding to the count. I get it, it’s fashiony time! I know! I too am perusing the shows (mainly through style.com, and um, not like in the actual seats some of them get), but still, I know! no need to emphasize the point.

Currently unread items in google reader: 535. I’m tired just thinking about it.