don't be stupid- episode 1- a new hope
- this is will be updated semi-weekly.
- my trip to san francisco was great... lots of great food and bars, no need for cars- just take the muni or walk, there's just so many things to do there.
- some memorable moments... trying to toss a cigarette up to a scantily clad woman on her fire escape. she kept falling out of her top, not seeming to care. i had a great view, after about five minutes of this, she finally came downstairs. i handed her the smoke, and she gave me a big hug, and by big, i mean big, i'm not one to judge, but i think she was a hooker... chinese new year in china town is fun, you should try it... magnolia cafe on haight st. is great, really good beer (they have their own brewery) and good food. being lost and drunk on our first night, getting serenaded by our crazy homeless man/ guide, something about butterflies and sawdust.
- some reasons why i have to go back... i love the feeling of tall oppressive buildings surrounding me... a great music scene... everything i could possibly need is within walking distance... why can't i think of any more reasons? i just wanna, ok?! stop pressuring me!
- what's the deal with signs that say "watch your step?" shouldn't they say watch our step, or watch this step, or watch my step? my feet work fairly well, i rarely ever have to watch my own step. if there is a recurring problem with steps in your building, why put all the pressure on your guests? if i had a step, or steps, that need watching, my sign would say this "watch out for my treacherous steps, i'd like to make things safer for you, but my budget will only allow for this informative sign."
- one of my favorite things to get asked "are you drinking that wild turkey straight up?" my usual response "what? are you serious? you're looking right at it, don't be stupid, it has ice cubes in it."
- some things i like... hats, making play lists, discovering new music, entire pots of coffee just for myself even though i never finish them, making breakfast in the middle of the day, spending my days off in my PJs, long lists, lists within lists, blog-offs, crepes, and picnics with giant ash trays.
- i'd like to know where certain sayings come from, for example... got you over a barrel, no spring chicken, caught red handed, knock on wood, crocodile tears, jump on the bandwagon, on the wagon/ off the wagon, more than one way to skin a cat, head over heels... doesn't that just mean standing upright? what are some sayings you'd like to know about?
- this is will be updated semi-weekly.
- my trip to san francisco was great... lots of great food and bars, no need for cars- just take the muni or walk, there's just so many things to do there.
- some memorable moments... trying to toss a cigarette up to a scantily clad woman on her fire escape. she kept falling out of her top, not seeming to care. i had a great view, after about five minutes of this, she finally came downstairs. i handed her the smoke, and she gave me a big hug, and by big, i mean big, i'm not one to judge, but i think she was a hooker... chinese new year in china town is fun, you should try it... magnolia cafe on haight st. is great, really good beer (they have their own brewery) and good food. being lost and drunk on our first night, getting serenaded by our crazy homeless man/ guide, something about butterflies and sawdust.
- some reasons why i have to go back... i love the feeling of tall oppressive buildings surrounding me... a great music scene... everything i could possibly need is within walking distance... why can't i think of any more reasons? i just wanna, ok?! stop pressuring me!
- what's the deal with signs that say "watch your step?" shouldn't they say watch our step, or watch this step, or watch my step? my feet work fairly well, i rarely ever have to watch my own step. if there is a recurring problem with steps in your building, why put all the pressure on your guests? if i had a step, or steps, that need watching, my sign would say this "watch out for my treacherous steps, i'd like to make things safer for you, but my budget will only allow for this informative sign."
- one of my favorite things to get asked "are you drinking that wild turkey straight up?" my usual response "what? are you serious? you're looking right at it, don't be stupid, it has ice cubes in it."
- some things i like... hats, making play lists, discovering new music, entire pots of coffee just for myself even though i never finish them, making breakfast in the middle of the day, spending my days off in my PJs, long lists, lists within lists, blog-offs, crepes, and picnics with giant ash trays.
- i'd like to know where certain sayings come from, for example... got you over a barrel, no spring chicken, caught red handed, knock on wood, crocodile tears, jump on the bandwagon, on the wagon/ off the wagon, more than one way to skin a cat, head over heels... doesn't that just mean standing upright? what are some sayings you'd like to know about?
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The story follows Liv, a slightly reclusive, aspiring artist in her early twenties, who is unexpectedly befriended by a neighbour's child, Alex Lavelle. The novel is told over three years, when Alex is aged between eleven and fourteen. At first troubled by her seemingly maternal instinct towards a child whose family she barely knows, Liv is soon suppressing a more passionate admiration for Alex.
Although the protagonists' actual relationship remains almost entirely platonic, their feelings for one another are not. The novel obviously raises issues of sexual ethics, which are ones that the general public is very conscious of. It differs from the classic Lolita model, in that the narrator of Lolita is habitually drawn to pre-pubescent girls and sees nothing wrong with his involvement with a child, whereas my protagonist, Liv, is disturbed and frightened by her feelings towards Alex.
It's an unconventional love story, in the style of (an old favourite of mine) Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's or Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. It is also an adolescent's coming-of-age story, told through the eyes of the adult who admires him.