The Rough Book

MAUS buttons be damned

2008-06-16T04:58:00.000-07:00

I am going to be a bad workman here and blame my frikkin' tool. Or rather my maus (my name for PC mouse...no, not a police officer with an unfortunate name, but rather the mouse attached to your computer) because it has side buttons that send emails before I am ready.

It has happened before and I am sure not for the last time.

Regardez an email to a pal at my old work place congratulating him on a recent promotion:

From: SylvieGirl
Sent: 13 June 2008 15:15
To: Pal
Subject: Ooh

I

How very dare you

2008-06-11T06:02:00.001-07:00

I've just sent myself an email reminder from my Yahoo to my Yahoo.

Look where I ended up:

Over keen of Yahoo?

I could be DEAD for all you know -.-

2008-06-02T13:36:00.001-07:00

We've all done it. Grabbed attention by pretending to pass out/be dead, only to find (through the all-important slightly opened eye - you know, the one compleeeetely undetectable by the poor fools you're duping so successfully) that you are being ignored. Undeterred, you lie there slightly longer and tot up a total timespan of nearly a minute - more than enough chance to be seen and panicked over. Nope. Finally, in a huff, you declare, "I could be DEAD for all you know!" and scowl muchly -.-

WillowC's Ted has been caught in the very same act!

Your monthly Lolcat

2008-06-01T16:45:00.001-07:00

Monthly it is not, Lolcat it is. Whoddathunkit. And in the words of that terminally irritating small child at the end of some tellybox programmes: "I made this".

A Fashion Statement...of sorts

2008-05-20T17:05:00.001-07:00

Adorable as SylvieGirl does look in these Camden Market hot-off-the-catwalk-and-into-the-cool-shops glasses, I can't help but notice that she rather resembles a very cold wasp.

E-munt

2008-05-20T05:17:00.000-07:00

Sometimes email can be confusing that early in the morning. Please see below evidence of a complete munt caused by hitting send way too early:

From: SylvieGirl
Sent: 20 May 2008 08:54
To: Boyfriend
Subject: hello

hi!
what

We Heart More Than Ads

2008-02-13T03:24:00.000-08:00

More Than, the insurance company, produces ads that make WillowC and me utterly melt and do awwwwwwwwwwwww noises for ages! See here:

Chinatown happy new year

2008-02-11T07:12:00.001-08:00

Chinatown happy new year
Originally uploaded by SylvieGirl

Now this is how to do a new year! All these lanterns make you feel all celebratory and smiley!

Let me show you our lolcats

2008-01-17T09:25:00.001-08:00

Our lolcats. Let me show you them.

Yep, we made our own, and here they are:

The Tao of Lurpak

2008-01-15T10:15:00.000-08:00

Indeed it is.

I never expected this from my daily butter, mind you.

And, as Lurpak tells us, never trust a symmetrical loaf. Not that you would, but it is nice to be reminded once in a while.

Mincing aside, I really like companies that do things like this because it is encouraging that not all businesses are boring or immoral or blinkered to just profits and sales at the expense of sense. I've been thinking for a while that we tend to distrust things that look a bit 'wonky', such as a bent carrot or a flat-on-one-side onion. It is good to be reminded that these wonks are natural and it is actually unnatural to be perfect. We've become accustomed to having everything perfect and having it now. We waste so much that needn't be wasted. But with messages like this, funny and unexpected, we can start to remember our natural roots, and that our imperfections are integral and normal.

How's that for some marg-induced ranting!
Go, Lurpak!!!

That bird smells of chips

2008-01-10T03:46:00.000-08:00

Taken from the Channel 5 website for its new show It Pays to Watch.

Oldstyle MoneySaving
Liz, 33, from West Molesey in Surrey is a wiz at carrying out everyday household chores at a fraction of the normal cost.

One of her top tips helps her save £135 a year on washing detergent. Instead of using liquid or tablets to wash her family’s cloths she uses soap nuts that she imports from India via the internet. She also uses vinegar instead of fabric softener and insists her cloths do not end up smelling like a chip shop.

She spends just £15 on vinegar and soap nuts while the average family spends around £135 a year on washing products.

What the crap are soap nuts and how much of a tight, smelly fucker would you have to be? Srsly?

Cool Customers

2008-01-09T09:27:00.001-08:00

Oh hai

This is WillowC

And this is me

I know what you're thinking! That we look familiar. Well we've just finished a modelling assignment for Uniqlo. You can see us on billboards across the UK right now wearing jumpers and casual attire. We're somebodies around this place.

Holy Cow

2008-01-09T08:48:00.000-08:00