The Purple Dragon Blog

For those people wondering about last post’s list, I will perhaps re-type it at a later date; it included me getting bitten (ow), the aggressive boy with the gang, *ahem* relieving himself under the computer desk (were his instincts and pent-up testosterone too much for him? Was he marking his territory? God, I hope not. Once was enough), the adventures of the Terrible Three (R. the Bad, I. the Handful, L. the Naughty), and learnign lots of things I didn’t necessarily want to know. But to just continue the first point I began last time:

• When Twin 1 comes inside he is asked, “do you want to take off your hat?” He stares up, eyes wide and lip trembling, completely aghast at the prospect of being parted from his hat, before bursting into tears.
• Later on a worker is trying to change Twin 1’s pants after he spilled water all over them. Twin 1 bursts into tears. Turning to Twin 2, who is never far from his brother, she askes he he can help Twin 1 take off his pants. Twin two stares in complete horror; he bursts into tears as well, leaving both of them sobbing almost hysterically.

I saw Stardust today, based on the book by Neil Gaiman. It’s a really great movie. I’ve read bits of the book, and while the book is great, I actually think I like it better than the book.  Meanwhile on his blog I have discovered a new word: neep-neep, one who is fascinated by computers (but may or may not have more skill than is necessary to play games) and its related word, neepery. I like that. I can’t really count myself as a computer geek to the same extent that I used to, seeing as I failed IT at uni (I know, I know) so now I can be a neep-neep. It even has a silly, amusing name. How can I not like that? I like lots of strange words, actually. Maybe I should make a list. My Mum used to be an English teacher so she always encouraged me to read and bought me lots of classics as a kid, as well as corrected my grammar constantly (although to be fair, my Dad always has too) and so I’ve always used words like ‘morose’ and  in everyday conversation, and know things like the difference between ‘imply’ and ‘infer.’ (For the record, to try and give you a rough idea, if someone implies something, then you might infer it. They’re more or less opposites.)

I also discovered a specialist bookstore that sells in-print Rex Stout novels, do you know how hard to find those are? My Dad and I are major fans of the Nero Wolfe series. We love the eccentric detective and smart-arse assistant, Archie Goodwin! This has made my day.

Anyway, going now, post again soon. Bye.