More than Monopoly
Exploding islands, medieval dynasties and cutesy woodland folk – a foray into board games beyond Monopoly.
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Pet names that were in the running but which we eventually decided against
Note: This is a not list of relationship pet names (eg cherry pie). That would be an entirely different kind of list. Referring to actual domesticated animals here.
These are from a HUGE list of names, for both our cat and dog, which was full of any and all suggestions
Things I’ve used The Norton Shakespeare complete works for
* Night stand
* Mic stand
* Standing desk aid
* Door stop
* Book end
* Laptop/monitor stand
* Paper weight
* Ballast
* Flower press
* Sound-proofing
* Child seat
* Reference material for ENG208 (begrudgingly)
Quaint things your five-year-old daughter says after listening to a lot of Enid Blyton books
* “Good golly!”
* “How many pennies does this cost?”
* “Oh what a dreadful bother!”
* “C’est abominable!”
* “You have very woolly brains.”
* “He was certainly in a great hurry, wasn’t he?”
* “Shan’t we go to the park?”
* “Oh dear, I’ve become tangled in the brambles!” (Snagged on a
Shades of frustration
A set of paints to really set you in the right mood:
* Unrequited umber
* Painful puce
* Flummoxed fuchsia
* Punk-arse periwinkle
* Obstinate orange
* Vitriolic violet
* Acidic amber
* Jaded jade
* Sarcastic scarlet
* Blasé brown
Things I’ve witnessed flatmates do that have both concerned and left an impression on me
Most of them are to do with broken glass, and gave me nightmares. Hard to know if this made me develop a phobia, or exaggerated what was already there.
* I woke up late one day to the smell of gas. Some of my flatmates were hanging out in the lounge,