tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post7596628169409790907..comments2023-09-13T21:04:43.048+10:00Comments on The Kettle Redux: Series, seriouslyKettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-23791214390432198462011-01-05T16:25:21.566+11:002011-01-05T16:25:21.566+11:00Dear katiecrackernuts (great name, by the way), af...Dear katiecrackernuts (great name, by the way), after coveting the eBay banana chairs I happened upon just such chairs in Big W, only cheaper and more newer! Same marvellously lurid colours; same marvellously sweat-inducing plastic, AND all for less than $20.<br /><br />I used to have a Barbie-sized blue-and-white striped deck chair when I was little. It was easily one of my top five toys. If you find an adult-sized one, do post a photo and tell me where you got it from.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-88454313665795415372011-01-03T09:19:39.588+11:002011-01-03T09:19:39.588+11:00I dream of finding a banana lounge like this one, ...I dream of finding a banana lounge like this one, or a couple of those old-school striped canvas camp chairs.Kate Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731006032499344619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-69011364988415416632010-11-28T15:51:54.745+11:002010-11-28T15:51:54.745+11:00I seem to have been infected with the Exclamation ...I seem to have been infected with the Exclamation Virus today - hideous, hideous affliction.<br /><br />Hopefully it will pass quickly.<br /><br />!!<br /><br />!!!<br /><br />Gah, stop please, for the love of Drumsticks.<br /><br />!!!!Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-60190766862091762042010-11-28T08:33:59.147+11:002010-11-28T08:33:59.147+11:00I noticed a few years ago that young people (as in...<i>I noticed a few years ago that young people (as in people 34 and under, Kettle) now look right through me</i> <br /><br />Squib I have overcome this by refusing to wear my contacts when venturing into environments where there might be young people; if they can't see me then I can't see them right back. Hmph!<br /><br />Thanks for the tip about Jack McDevitt's series. I particularly like poor characterisations and stuff happening! Marvellous. In exciting banana chair news, I've got two (two!) on the way: one just like the one in the photo for this post, and another sleek new one (black! With a micro-weave seat!) that will make an excellent faux space ship.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-33364585527313303362010-11-26T14:33:41.776+11:002010-11-26T14:33:41.776+11:00I noticed a few years ago that young people (as in...I noticed a few years ago that young people (as in people 34 and under, Kettle) now look right through me like they have mentally already buried me in a nursing home<br /><br />It's very depressing<br /><br />Jack McDevitt's Academy Series is quite good if you like sci fi and archaeology and poor characterisation and stuff happening. You can pretend your banana chair is a starship!squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-26288050302893099592010-11-25T15:13:22.070+11:002010-11-25T15:13:22.070+11:00Perhaps, Razz, we could overcome our book-transiti...Perhaps, Razz, we could overcome our book-transition issues by ceasing to read books at all. I bet there are some lovely sewing/scrapbooking/decoupage magazines we could move onto as we descend into middle age. I'll buy 'Naff Knitting' if u subscribe to 'Sew Your Way To Senility'. We could swap. <br /><br />You know, you could be right about the banana chair. I just want somewhere to lie down and rest my weary back, look at the trees for a bit and listen to the birdies (and soothing airoplanes). That probably makes me more 85 than 35, hey.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-15329421995773174692010-11-25T12:41:37.933+11:002010-11-25T12:41:37.933+11:00O God, I'm having terrible trouble switching f...O God, I'm having terrible trouble switching from Eat, Pray, Love (I know) to the memoirs of Christopher Hitchens AND I'm 36. Pause for thought.<br /><br />I would have thought second-hand retro banana chairs were more a sign of middle age, Kettle?Razzgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-57489487336147763342010-11-24T14:55:22.584+11:002010-11-24T14:55:22.584+11:00And with greater wisdom, Ramon.
Now we know just ...And with greater wisdom, Ramon.<br /><br />Now we know just what kind if hang-over we'll have tomorrow.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-69400550666119846532010-11-24T13:42:41.835+11:002010-11-24T13:42:41.835+11:00Oddly enough, I still do the same stupid things I ...Oddly enough, I still do the same stupid things I did in my youth.<br /><br />Just much, <i>much</i> more slowly.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-84031887711082642212010-11-24T12:51:07.965+11:002010-11-24T12:51:07.965+11:00Ramon if by 'clampdown' you mean what my, ...Ramon if by 'clampdown' you mean what my, ahem, youthful and footloose and fancy-free 35-year old hand does to a bottle of Beez Neez then I am quite happy to discuss all things clampdown.<br /><br />If, on the other hand, you suspect The Clash had other, more oppression-based meanings in mind, then let us not speak of them. Let us cry into our 11 billion pages of Harry Potter instead.Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555996290361714986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479564812187394191.post-61619537291979289912010-11-24T11:14:57.156+11:002010-11-24T11:14:57.156+11:00Kettle, as The Clash once observed;
"So you ...Kettle, as <i>The Clash</i> once observed;<br /><br />"So you grow up and you calm down/<br />You're working for the clampdown"<br /><br />However, I suspect you may not want to hear this.<br /><br />And I believe the "Harry Potter" series is currently running at around 11-billion pages.<br /><br />That might keep you amused for a night or two.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.com