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contours provocations
journal - 2003-0210 - mon 1930 Sick; Wither Weather; Spoons and Mals?; Gossip; Rain and Ice Words Last Wednesday, I woke up not feeling so well. I made a valiant effort to go to work around noon, but decided a trip to the doctor might be more appropriate. So off I went. The doctor was in a playful mood and started fiddling with my id badge! I almost said, "Stop that! Here, let me give you something else to play with!" So I spent three wonderful, fun-filled days and nights at home taking antibiotics, decongestants and nasal sprays. I never felt really sick, but I never felt like doing anything. The weather has been downright weird. Two weekends ago, it was frigid. Then during the following week, one day it poured, one day there was thick fog, and one day the temp zoomed to almost 70. Last week, it was warm for a couple of days, then it poured again, then got cold again. No wonder I'm having problems. Last Thursday, it rained all day. And even though I was sick, it was sorta nice to be in a cozy bed surrounded by my cat friends. Of course, every few minutes someone wanted to sneak under the covers. They've figured out if they can con me into letting them under the cover, then they'll be warm. Crafty little creatures, they are. For the past few weeks, I keep mis-reading the phrase "post natal depression." It keeps coming out "post nasal depression." I also find myself blending words to form new ones. Spoonerisms? Or malapropisms? Chandelier and candelabra equal chandelabra or candelier. Orc and dwarf equal orf. I was reading another one of those gossipy lists about celebrities - personal habits, gay or not, etc. One of the funniest comments was about Joan Crawford - "She fucked every male at MGM except Lassie." Another one for Charlotte Church - "Diva-in-training." There's always a certain consistency with such lists. It's the standard group of guys who are/might be gay: Cruise, Gere, Reeves, Kilmer, Martin. The one surprise on this list was Toby McGuire of "Spiderman." I guess the real surprise would be if some major politican or CEO or pro athlete or religious figure was rumored to be gay. I've been reading the Ian Rankin series of police procedurals that take place in Edinburg. A couple of times, he's mentioned one of the Scottish words for rain. "Haar" is the only one I remember. I've read that the Scots have many words for rain. And that the Eskimo's have mucho terms for ice. I've found a partial list of the ice words. But I've searched several times on the web to find rain words, but without success. PAX!
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