I was googling hyppytyynytyydytys (‘bouncy cushion satisfaction’ in Finnish, of course), and discovered that amateur orchestras are still the home of painstakingly recorded ‘funny’, usually vaguely double entendre-ish quotes. Is it all the blowing (oh no! it’s addictive) to blame? Or raging hormones combined with limited social skills? No need to answer, I’m really addressing my fifteen-year-old self in this post. I *was* a teenage dork.

Word oddities from the BBC languages site.

“In the TV series “Let Us Trim Our Hair in Accordance With Socialist Lifestyle” unruly-haired men are singled out and their names and addresses publicised.” (BBC)
Bad news for me: “No matter how good the clothes, if one does not wear tidy shoes, one’s personality will be downgraded.”

Germaine Greer has joined UK’s Celebrity Big Brother.

And last night we got all dressed up and went to see Duckie’s C’est Barbican. Very fun. I’d recommend it but it’s sold out.

According to Wikipedia, “Mia is a very old game and has probably survived due to its high entertainment value” (thanks Wendy!).

Would I dare print this out and take it on site?

Whoops! I seem to have accidentally booked a weekend in Warsaw to visit a London club on tour.

I’m finally back in the land of the living. Much fun was had. Please god there aren’t many photos.
Oh, and we made up a new game – stealth tequila body shots.