blamebrampton | Fabulous quote, and shoes

One of the things that makes the medium of television bearable is the fact that it provides Stephen Fry with a comfortable living. His quiz show, the very funny and usually correct QI, has a wonderful quote book on the market, which I quickly snapped up (when doing freelance subeditorial work, being able to provide fresh material for pullquotes is e mark of a true professional). I have been slowly reading through it and taking the occasional note, my favourite so far is this, mostly for the attribution:

"The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch someone else do it wrong without comment."
T.H. White, multi-talented English schoolteacher, storyteller and countryman, who was also a sadomasochistic homosexual and alcoholic. J.K. Rowling claims him as a key influence on the Harry Potter books.

I think it shows.

Also, I was possessed by the spirits of raitala and pingrid today, with that of shiv5468 whispering in my ear. Which is why I now own these shoes.

J came into the shop when I was trying them on. 'Do you want them because they remind you of your fast-fading youth? Or because they make you look like a proper grown-up?' he asked.

'I can see over the counter!' I replied.

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I just put the cardboard castle together for the small girl (will be painting it tonight after she's gone to bed). Upon emerging from her bedroom and catching sight of the castle sitting on the table she gasped, and stared enraptured for a moment, before declaring "Wow! A castle! And when you lock the doors, the naughty Princesses can't get out!" She is currently imprisoning all those Princesses and cackling like a mad thing...

And now the Princesses are running around the castle searching for Mr Filch :D

*SNORT!* Ah Small Girl, you are a bringer of much glee. I suppose this means we should find her a Mrs Norris ... GO Princess Prison, the photo is GORGEOUS!

Fabulous quote, and shoes

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