Musings and meanderings
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izmeinaIzzie is slinking about the nasty netcafe. Such a bummer after last night playing with the Preciousss and costing nothing but a cup of coffee which we would have bought anyway. During those 3 months at the ma's place, gotten so so used to never having to go near nasty netcafes and evilnet explorer -forgotten just how awful it is.
Well, today being Friday was the weekly public speaking group meeting. This week the Izzie was rostered on to do a five minute speech. But with a twist - usually there is a topic or theme which we are given but today it was about anything we wanted. So lazy Izzie decided to recyle the sad saga of Winky the house elf. Was so so funny. When the chairman asked for the titles of everyone's speeches (there was 3) everyone giggled when the Izzie gave hers. But we ended up getting not just the phrase of the day along the lines of Dolores being the union's Poster Girl of the Big Bad Boss but we also got the stirrer's spoon for the most cleverly disguised and insidious speech on industrial relations ever.
But the bad bad news. Downloaded next week's schedule ages ago and totally forgot that poor Izzie would be sitting in the hot seat. Yesss. Izzie is the chairwoman next week. A job infinitely more difficult than making up a five minute speech impromptu. Gotten a bit bored with parading the pink fluffiness and the evil Quill of Doom so will decide on another character to play in our role as big bad Bitch Boss. Maybe a grey suit,a pair of square glasses and a droning voice may work wonders. Yessss. Instead of a nasty cough and list of educational decrees, the Iz can announce anti-terrorism rules gagging debate and dissent of any kind.
And we can award big sacks of Telstra shares as bribes if threats don't work.
Naja. After that, feeling most pleased and surprised, pottered over to the park next door for an hour or two to sit in the sun and listen to the radio. At one stage, two very cute and nosy black swans came waddling by with the most adorably grey fluffy baby cygnets. They then pottered off to the gardener's sheds, plonked themselves down and refused to budge. Maybe it was time for morning munchies - cheese sandwiches or something.
Next stop was to return the wonderful adventures of "The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents" to the library. Felt so so sad giving it back. Such a gorgeous book - not just a pretty cover but a wonderful story. Wicked and twisted - just the sort of tail that Izzie loves. Got out some new books including the very intriguing "The nature of things - the secret life of inanimate objects" by Lyall Watson" as well as renewing "American Gods" which is an interesting story so far. But not exactly rivetting and the writing style does not really do anything for the Izzie either. Will give the guy a chance though.
But the highlight of the day was visiting the art gallery and the show that started last Friday but we had not been able to find. Turns out this particular gallery has two buildings and the Izzie visited the wrong one. It is a collection of Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss) artworks and things. Simply and utterly adorable. Izzie loves the quirky wickedness of Dr Seuss and has a most Grinchie attitude to Christmas.
Totally and utterly fell in love with the amazing Dr Seuss Zoo of unlikely animals. As well as various adorable pictures of these strange creatures, several of these species were adorning the walls as trophies in the sad style so reminiscent of Texan big game hunters. The Tufted Gustard, Mulberry Street Unicorn and Sawfish among some of these critters that the Iz would so like to have adopted - mind you with price tags of from 3,500 to 8,500 silver sickles - not likely. But it's a brilliant idea. And the Iz cannot help but think - the names are so so reminiscent of the sort of critters so beloved by Luna Lovegood. Maybe she is related. Was also some war cartoons and some really sweet adverts for Flit flyspray in those old fashioned cans.
But what really astonished Izzie - when commenting to the girl at the counter (a lot of the artworks were for sale as prints) how obviously Michael Leunig has been influenced by Dr Seuss, she had never even heard of him. The Iz was just simply amazed and flabbergasted.
Oh - just occured to the Izzie - another artist that he is remarkable similar to but hardly known in the Anglo-American world is A P Weber. He also was very fond of drawing crazy creatures but more nasty and less quirky than Dr Seuss or Leunig.
Yesss. Izzie is a shameless fan of cartoons of all kind - but strangely not of comics - except MAD magazine which we love.
Well, today being Friday was the weekly public speaking group meeting. This week the Izzie was rostered on to do a five minute speech. But with a twist - usually there is a topic or theme which we are given but today it was about anything we wanted. So lazy Izzie decided to recyle the sad saga of Winky the house elf. Was so so funny. When the chairman asked for the titles of everyone's speeches (there was 3) everyone giggled when the Izzie gave hers. But we ended up getting not just the phrase of the day along the lines of Dolores being the union's Poster Girl of the Big Bad Boss but we also got the stirrer's spoon for the most cleverly disguised and insidious speech on industrial relations ever.
But the bad bad news. Downloaded next week's schedule ages ago and totally forgot that poor Izzie would be sitting in the hot seat. Yesss. Izzie is the chairwoman next week. A job infinitely more difficult than making up a five minute speech impromptu. Gotten a bit bored with parading the pink fluffiness and the evil Quill of Doom so will decide on another character to play in our role as big bad Bitch Boss. Maybe a grey suit,a pair of square glasses and a droning voice may work wonders. Yessss. Instead of a nasty cough and list of educational decrees, the Iz can announce anti-terrorism rules gagging debate and dissent of any kind.
And we can award big sacks of Telstra shares as bribes if threats don't work.
Naja. After that, feeling most pleased and surprised, pottered over to the park next door for an hour or two to sit in the sun and listen to the radio. At one stage, two very cute and nosy black swans came waddling by with the most adorably grey fluffy baby cygnets. They then pottered off to the gardener's sheds, plonked themselves down and refused to budge. Maybe it was time for morning munchies - cheese sandwiches or something.
Next stop was to return the wonderful adventures of "The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents" to the library. Felt so so sad giving it back. Such a gorgeous book - not just a pretty cover but a wonderful story. Wicked and twisted - just the sort of tail that Izzie loves. Got out some new books including the very intriguing "The nature of things - the secret life of inanimate objects" by Lyall Watson" as well as renewing "American Gods" which is an interesting story so far. But not exactly rivetting and the writing style does not really do anything for the Izzie either. Will give the guy a chance though.
But the highlight of the day was visiting the art gallery and the show that started last Friday but we had not been able to find. Turns out this particular gallery has two buildings and the Izzie visited the wrong one. It is a collection of Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss) artworks and things. Simply and utterly adorable. Izzie loves the quirky wickedness of Dr Seuss and has a most Grinchie attitude to Christmas.
Totally and utterly fell in love with the amazing Dr Seuss Zoo of unlikely animals. As well as various adorable pictures of these strange creatures, several of these species were adorning the walls as trophies in the sad style so reminiscent of Texan big game hunters. The Tufted Gustard, Mulberry Street Unicorn and Sawfish among some of these critters that the Iz would so like to have adopted - mind you with price tags of from 3,500 to 8,500 silver sickles - not likely. But it's a brilliant idea. And the Iz cannot help but think - the names are so so reminiscent of the sort of critters so beloved by Luna Lovegood. Maybe she is related. Was also some war cartoons and some really sweet adverts for Flit flyspray in those old fashioned cans.
But what really astonished Izzie - when commenting to the girl at the counter (a lot of the artworks were for sale as prints) how obviously Michael Leunig has been influenced by Dr Seuss, she had never even heard of him. The Iz was just simply amazed and flabbergasted.
Oh - just occured to the Izzie - another artist that he is remarkable similar to but hardly known in the Anglo-American world is A P Weber. He also was very fond of drawing crazy creatures but more nasty and less quirky than Dr Seuss or Leunig.
Yesss. Izzie is a shameless fan of cartoons of all kind - but strangely not of comics - except MAD magazine which we love.
