Photography

Sometimes it is as simple as this post by Scott Bourne-> How to “LOOK” at a photograph.

Enjoyed this interview of Bailey & Banjo on pet photography at Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier and am curious if they’d take a picture of my pet.

“Eliza, you don’t have any pets.”

But I have you human.

Words

Found this blog, Instapoem. You write a poem in five minutes using daily prompt. Sounds like fun. ¹

Here’s a roundup post by Nathan Bransford that taught me things. Two of them:
He has a forum & there is a REAL John Locke! ²

I saw the movie Cowboy’s and Aliens. Liked it but I went in with no expectations. This post broke it down from a writers viewpoint. Read it.

Pop Culture

James Taylor is offering free guitar lessons. ³ Now if only HT didn’t break hers.

“I didn’t break it- you gave it to your termite friends.”

You told me to be a good hostess.

A DIY from U Create ⁴

Learn to make your own tee’s with your favorite movie quote or saying. HT what would your shirt say?

“I saw something nasty in the woodshed.”

You need help.

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Odd-come-shortlys is defined as:

I’ll do it one of these odd-come-shortly’s; I will do it some time or another.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

This should be your theme phrase human. Except you are a do what I want odd-come-shortly.  But instead of doing it some time or another you do things opposite-of-now or never-ever-ever.

“Are you making your own dictionary eL? I’ll get right on that.”

Check out the Word Directory for more.

Edit: Thankfully, Barby’s confused huh? in the comments below caused HT to reread this post and she too said huh? at the rather confusing jumble of words.  Now it should only be a jumble of words.

Out at Heels or Out at Elbows is defined as:

In declining circumstances.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Human, what part of word confuses you that three words squared.

“Clearly we need to brush on your arithmetic.  It is three times two and technically it is a phrase so we’re going with it.”

Why?  Out at heels are we?

Check out the Word Directory for more.

Photo credit: Tonerbaloner on Flickr

Was that a spider? Could you see? They always come after me.

When I was a child and going to sleep spiders would cover me head to feet.

Scared and frozen I’d close my eyes but could still see them falling from the sky.

Tap, tap, tap what was that sound beating unceasingly?

Not my heart and not my feet but the spiders as they wrapped their web about me.

Tighter, tighter it swirled around until I was a mummy they captured me.

Frozen no longer I’d scream and shout but nary a peep could be heard without.

Kicking and scratching I’d rip through the web only to see it grow back again.

Finally, wet eyes closed; defeated and forlorn I’d fall asleep until the morn.

Late at night from the corner of my eye I saw a white spider and it had to die.

I smacked it hard but it bounced away.

I settled back down, closed my eyes and felt it nipping at my thigh.

Picture provided by Pipistrula’s Flickr.

This week while exploring Texas I am determined to become an abactor.

“Eliza, this week I am determined to crush you beneath my boots.”

That means you have to buy some.

To search for smuggled goods

HT, also known as my Human Translator, bought and hid my favorite cookies on me.  She is a tormentor but I am highly trained as a forager and am just biding my time till she falls asleep so I may jerque to my hearts content.

“I already ate them.”

NO!!