Tag archives for language - Page 8
Artisan…
The word artisan conjures up a certain romantic images in my head. Renaissance craftsman bobbing and weaving creating beautiful linens and fabrics on a wooden loom, medieval stained glass window makers, or a rural French cheese maker creating rare truffle infused fromage. Artisan has been a word which hasnt really cropped up in…
Show no mercy..
From one of my favourite websites
An exquisite piece of writing…
This example of perfect writing was posted on twitter by Russell Brand in memory of Amy Winehouse. Love him or hate him, it's a great piece of work. 'When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call. There will be a phone call.…
iPhone autocorrect why do you mock me???
Finally after many years of having a clunky mobile that looked like a 1980's Atari I got myself the new white iPhone. Yes, now I no longer have mobile phone shame and can text, tweet, bump and shazam to my hearts content. But, being a Duff means I carry a curse.…
The blog that broke the camels back…
Last week I began to feel under pressure, real pressure. Stress levels were high. I have a 9-5 job which is actually working out to be a 7am to 9pm gig at the moment. On top of that I had 15 freelance work projects to get through let alone work…
A Quote I read today and liked…
It's not all that bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing - they are not all bad. Those devils have also been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made…
Indelible Ink……
Charlie Sheen and his crazy disconnected tweets got me Whatever happens to Charlie god bless him, whether he might one day return to us here on earth and get off the hallucinogens or the goddesses go home to their parents for some soul searching. Or, maybe he continues down the…
Somebody needs Duffy The Writer…
I saw this sign in the window of a shoe shop in the middle of Sydney City. Seriously, If you are going to promote your business in a busy, bustling shopping centre why oh why would you think its OK to scribble something like this on a piece of A4…
What The?
I saw a sign in a local sushi restaurant this weekend that really made me smile. In the front window, neatly cellotaped was a lovely little “Come, see our menu and enjoy our tasty culinary cousins” Lovely. Why don’t all sushi shops have tasty culinary cousins! Just taking a punt…