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Open mouth, insert foot
So my fellow technical writer and I were talking about the strategic placement of Forever, Erma by Erma Bombeck, in my step-son's school picture.
She mentioned that the interior designers have of late taken to buying up huge lots of old hardcover books, primarily leatherbound ones, slicing off the spines, and then attaching them like wallpaper to the walls of rich people's houses. So that those people could, you know, get the look of books without actually having to give up any space in their gargantuan houses.
The graphics person came over and joined the discussion, mentioning that it's been going on for at least 10 years. We discussed it for a bit, and I mentioned the terrible irony of the most Philistine-like people to most want to appear like they have culture.
The other tech writer said "Oh, I don't know" and I said (in my wonderfully emphatic way) "If you do that, you're a Philistine. Full stop."
The graphics person put up her hand and said "guilty". And then went back to her cube.
Oops.
She mentioned that the interior designers have of late taken to buying up huge lots of old hardcover books, primarily leatherbound ones, slicing off the spines, and then attaching them like wallpaper to the walls of rich people's houses. So that those people could, you know, get the look of books without actually having to give up any space in their gargantuan houses.
The graphics person came over and joined the discussion, mentioning that it's been going on for at least 10 years. We discussed it for a bit, and I mentioned the terrible irony of the most Philistine-like people to most want to appear like they have culture.
The other tech writer said "Oh, I don't know" and I said (in my wonderfully emphatic way) "If you do that, you're a Philistine. Full stop."
The graphics person put up her hand and said "guilty". And then went back to her cube.
Oops.
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I'm so confused.
;)
I'm beginning to wonder if Bidgie is ignoring us. We should phone her. Or ask Mom to put pressure on her.
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As for Bidgie, yeah, we bein' dissed! I think I've asked her two or three times now, and nuthin'. Not even an "I haven't decided yet". I think it's time to sic mum on her.
How about Odette? Sabdh? Alyce?
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Of course, rather than going directly to the nuclear option, we could just ask on the d'Courci list.
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An answer!
And it's the right one, too! ;)
Re: An answer!
I'm sorry I won't be camping with you, I really wanted to. Your camp sounded like it had the best amenities, and I think camping with you and Arnora would have been a blast, but I just couldn't deal with the idea that the annoying two would have taken our presence as a personal all-time standing invitation to drop in. I'll still be down there a whole lot I suspect, I'll just try to sneak in when they're not looking ;)
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Do we even have her number since she moved?
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