In any case, I've been having the good old Braxton Hicks for the last three or four days (conveniently just after my monthly baby doc appointment, but then are symptoms ever "convenient" in a pregnancy?). Five today, so not so many to worry about, it's just kind of early for shenanigans. Shenanigans! I call shenanigans! (What is that from? AHHH! My brain is clearly turning to mush). So, I need to sit still a while and drink more water before R calls the doctor at nine o'clock at night. (Overreact much?)
Also, in addition to the titles, we shall also need to address my deep and abiding love of parentheses. It's pretty funny that I really and truly do look down on people who abuse the exclamation point!!! And I agree with something Terry Pratchett wrote somewhere, that people who use five !!!!! in a row are clearly deranged, but I will use parentheses or brackets with wild abandon, whether called for or not. Whenever I am wantonly abusing grammar I think guiltily of my writing friend, Jonathan, who is oh-so clever and utterly without mercy to those of us who abuse the laws 'o grammar. You should click over to see an example of how truly funny this gentleman is. Wicked, this one.
Oh, and the reason I turned this blasted machine on- I used to use Foasberg Dry Cleaners, until a guy from there showed up trying to talk at me THROUGH MY WINDOW WHILE R WAS TRYING TO PUT PEANUT TO SLEEP (in plain view of said window). Apparently, stating that "I'm not interested, I'm putting the baby to sleep" wasn't enough. The guy actually answered, "Well, do you use Foasberg?"
Um, not anymore we don't. Thanks for stopping by. We're now Betty Brite people, I guess.
3 comments:
Braxton Hicks suck. I'd find a new dry-cleaner too. Back in the day, you'd have handed the baby to R, then marched outside to rip that guy a new asshole. Wow. We're so grown up now. Or, at least one of us is. *grin*
I have retired from most wickedness concerning grammar. I just lost a client because I upbraided him on the subject; my prescriptivist wrath got the better of me, manifestly working against my better interests.
I was arrogant.
Oh, Jonathan. How can a client who hires you for your editing skills fire you for editing him? The world makes little sense.
Perhaps a gentler hand with the criticism next time? Or a different client?
I don't know. I am sorry to hear it, in any case.
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