Posts by Emma Hart
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I think I see where your confusion lies, Andrew...
I have never felt so much like an arts major in my life...
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Last election year, I set up a blog specifically to mull things over in public, being an undecided voter for the first time in my life. In general it was quite civilised, but you really couldn't pay me* to do that again this year - I have a dark forboding feeling of oncoming nasties - from both sides. I think we'll get spill-over from the US elections. People will have all the primaries to get all spitty and entrenched.
More arts/lit/geek blogs for me, I guess.
*I wouldn't actually swear to that. We might need to experiment with it a bit.
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Partly there's the public service element (case workers seem wildly varying in quality, in our much shorter experience than yours: some are worse than useless, other I'd want to put up for sainthood).
But it also sends a message: don't mess with us.
Eh, yeah. We've had three SES workers over the last seven years - at some point they stopped being 'facilitators' and became 'advisors', perhaps to remove any suggestion that they might be supposed to help. One was very, very good, and burnt out after about two years. What we have now appears to be the sort of personality that lasts a long time in these jobs - the Doesn't Give a Crap. Last year my mainstreamed daughter lost her itinerant hours, but we were told not to worry, because our faciliator spent a lot more time with the itinerant-less children.
We've seen her precisely once. Where we pointed out she hadn't done a bunch of stuff she said she would, she apologised, promised to do it, and didn't.
But at least Special Education has a divison especially for deaf kids. When they can be arsed, at least they know what they're talking about.
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It was only a cheap $9.95 iron from the Warehouse. It's amazing to think that for only $9.95 they can afford to sell you an iron AND a piece of hilarious double-entendre. How do they make a profit?
Heh, well I hear writers get paid shite...
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Man I love a good tangent...
This is a blog I wrote a bit back when I got into some trouble at Bardic Web with a US writer who was offended by my normal manner of expressing myself. It's basically exploring the idea that Kiwis swear more in the normal run of things (ie not trying to be offensive) than some other nationalities. And there's a link to a Canadian talking about how Kiwis talk, which I found really fascinating.
I came into the family room and found my then two year old daughter hammering away on her wooden peg toy, and saying, "Damn. Bug. Bug. Damn."
My daughter is hearing-impaired, and often used to pick things up not quite right. I did wander down the hall once to hear her singing the Inky Wanky Spider song.
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Would it be all right if they were referring to a happy person?
Only if they're about a hundred and twelve.
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Last night at the movie, I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt that said 'My anger management course is really f***ing me off' (asterisks in original) which was sorta funny in a cringe-inducing way, if that makes any sense at all.
Yeah, I think the key is, if you're going to be offensive, you MUST also be funny. That's the difference between good standup and bad standup in a nutshell.
I can't imagine bing given a F2F ticking off by Deborah, Emma, Robin, Jackie, Fiona and Tze Ming would end anywhere except behind the couch, curled up in the fetal position and twitching. :)
Meh. I'm not big on being offended by profanity. Either they're not trying to be offensive, and don't deserve it, or they ARE trying to be offensive, and shouldn't get the satisfaction. Our children both use a phrase we all picked up off a good friend of ours in response to swearing: "Oooo! He said the fuck word!"
But anyone who uses the word 'gay' in my house better be referring to a homosexual, otherwise they're going to be asked to step outside. Not for a fight, just so I can shut the door when them on the other side.
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On the other hand, I also own an iron with the words 'remove clothing before ironing' emblazoned on the side -- so I guess it's the same principle.
A phrase which can still mean two entirely different things. How entertaining/traumatic is watching you iron?
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Has anyone really done anything useful with sex and violence since Clockwork Orange ?
You mean in a movie, right, not 'in my spare time'?
There is a very cute little clip somewhere on youtube of a guy at last year's BDO, turning his tshirt right way out. He'd worn it inside out so as not to offend anybody on the way in. It said 'how about a nice hot cup of shut the fuck up'.
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Let's just hope Karl Urban can manage 'I'm a doctor not a..." without disgracing himself
I'm assuming this kept the writers up nights. How do you top '..escalator'? I'd be phoning David Gerrold and asking what he wanted to use and wasn't allowed to.
I'm still nervous as hell though. It's an odd-numbered movie. Did no-one tell Abrams about the curse?
Other things to contemplate? A new US series where George Michael plays a lawyer's guardian angel.