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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Phraseworthy

I am too tired to Plog properly. I've been over in Windsor* for the last few days, running a workshop. It went very well, but they're very long days, fraught with adrenaline, frustrations and standing up for about 10 hours straight, followed by socialising in the evening. Whilst everyone was lovely, I get my energy from time by myself, so the socialising aspect of the events are always something of an effort for me, and I'm delighted to be back home alone.

So, too tired for proper Plogging, I will instead share a phrase with you that Mr Nunn shared with me a day or so ago, and has made life more bearable. Anyone that annoys you (hotel receptionists who promise a lot and deliver nothing, people who cut you up on the motorway, opinionated know-nothings who take five minutes to say precisely sod all, usually when you're in a rush), basically anyone at all who gets on your tits... Mr Nunn defines these as "fuck-fairies".

What a great phrase. The world is peopled with fuck-fairies. Just saying the phrase in your head whilst a fuck-fairy is in the act of fuck-fairying is usually enough to make me smile. Thus making the day brighter.

Fuck-fairies. Brilliant.

* I still don't really know where Windsor is, but I think there's an airport nearby.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Windsor is left of London. Hold out your hands face down - left is the one with the L shape.

I'm assuming you're referring to the famous Windsor Airfield? :o)

Laura said...

Ah... I guessed it was left because I had to go on the M4 which generally takes me to left-ish places. I wasn't sure if it was south-left or north-left though, which made getting back to London confusing.

Also I never worked out if the airport was Gatwick or Heathrow. I'm guessing Heathrow, because that's left-ish too, but other people on the workshop were coming from Reigate, which is near Gatwick, so wondered if the location had been chosen to be near them.

It is very confusing being me. Luckily Jessica just tells me what to do and I just get on with it.

L x