sexta-feira, 22 de maio de 2009

Rigoletto: the Duke's hunchbacked jester

My week in words, starting obscenely early on Monday and ending deliciously late this Friday's morn.

Vascular Surgery.
The Suede in Blue Suede Shoes.
Saying the numbers after a decimal point.
Lobsters and crabs.
Wouldn't it be nice by the Beach Boys as an example of unreal conditionals.
The British National Corpus.
What it means to be down to earth.
The untimely death of a beloved dog.
Sharing in the joy of the conjugation of the verb "set".
Outsourcing and counting on someone.
Funding/walker in the sky/walker in disguise.
The role of the goalkeeper in football/wedding anniversaries.
The significance of the private yacht in the lifestyle of the extremely rich Brazilian.
Sharing in the joy of the conjugation of the verb "cut".
Burst lips.
Tips on how to ride a horse safely.
La Nouvelle Vague movement in French cinema.
The manifold virtues of the BBC Voices web page.
What it means to flicker out.
Citizens Advice Bureaus/models(architectural).
Singing in and out of tune.
Applying cream/worst case scenarios/paces of life and load-bearing capacities.
Work as a verb and as a noun (oft-revisited topic).
Dog breeds/bigotry/ bringing and being brought to justice/The Frisian Islands/scepticism and skepticism.

quinta-feira, 7 de maio de 2009

Parking Infraction


A year with the car in Sao Paulo and I get my first parking fine. On which street?
Rua Leão Coroado. Crowned Lion Street. My crime: absent conduct.