Sock is around at Deb's place getting knocked up. I really miss her. I think it's just going to upset her if I go over there and see her without bringing her home, so I just have to be patient I suppose.
Curses! I can't remember the rules for patience.
I've read a couple of good books recently - I recommend Fish of the Seto - Inland Sea by Ruri Pilgrim.
You know, there's a couple of sayings that are confusing me. I've always thought it was all told, but the other day I read in the nytimes.com all tolled. Same thing with tender hooks, which seems to have become tenterhooks.
According to Dictionary.com all told is correct, but tenterhooks is right, not tenderhooks.
(Apparently, a tenterhook is a hooked nail used to secure cloth on a tenter)
(Apparently, a tenter is a framework on which milled cloth is stretched to dry)
(I thought a tender-hook was like a butcher's hook used to hang meat to age. But that brilliant piece of logic was rather off-beam)
All in all, I'd rather be impaled on a tenter-hook than a tender-hook.
nice to see you back and posting. it is a bit worrying when the last thing you posted had thoughts of self-harm in them and then you "disappear" for a while. Hope eating patterns get established.
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Posted by: gifffy at June 2, 2005 01:51 PMi thought 'all tolled' kinda made sense when you posted it in, kinda like 'all tallied up'. i'm trying to remember what context i use it in.. i think i use it mainly like 'all in all' so 'tolled' kinda works there. but so does 'all told'. argh! brain freeze!! *lol*
wanna cool dictionary site? check out pseudodictionary.com
i keep meaning to submit 'deplasticate' (as in, to remove from a plastic folder or wrapper. as opp. 'plasticate')
Posted by: Zephfi at June 2, 2005 07:08 PMVery cool site :)
Posted by: phreq at June 4, 2005 12:16 PM