In Need of a Laugh

I am still having problems with technology and gaining access to my Webspace, which is holding me up on all sorts of projects. At least I have figured out that they are not ignoring me now and their email messages to me are disappearing into some sort of void!!! That is a relief even though it means that I have to keep checking online for a response access the details on line! Oh well, time for some fun :-)

I am sure this will be controversial but it made me laugh ;-)

You might not have known this, but a lot of inanimate objects are actually either male or female.

Here are some examples:-

FREEZER BAGS:
They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

PHOTOCOPIERS:
These are female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm them up again. They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.

TYRES:
Tyres are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.

HOT AIR BALLOONS:
Also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their arse.

SPONGES:
These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

WEB PAGES:
Female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.

TRAINS:
Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.

EGG TIMERS:
Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.

HAMMERS:
Male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

THE REMOTE CONTROL:
Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying.

H/T to Pupazz for the mischievousness ;-)

Cherie's Place - Thought for the Week

Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.

Ice T

PhotoHunt - Purple

For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.

Wow!!!

a direct path, originally uploaded by eyesplash Mikul.Such a fantasic photo from my friend Mikul, what else can I say?

The Easter Cross

James pointed out to us today that it is Orthodox Easter Friday, which reminded me that I had forgotten to post my other versions of the Easter Cross from my local parish church.

I still like the original version that I posted although the Gothic versions runs a very close second. Which one do you like?

Time for a Break

I haven't had a proper holiday since 2007 so I thought it might be nice to plan a weekend away. Unfortunately my first thought, Stanton Manor is fully booked on the date I picked. They did however helpfully suggest two alternatives that they thought might be suitable.

The first suggestion didn't really float my boat but their second suggestion looks just my cup of tea. It offers gardens, what more could I ask for?

It is also reputed to be the oldest purpose built hotel in England dating back to 1220.

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Synopsis:

The nameless and beautiful narrator of "The Gargoyle" is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows. He crashes into a ravine and wakes up in a burns ward, undergoing the tortures of the damned. His life is over - he is now a monster. But in fact it is only just beginning. One day, Marianne Engel, a wild and compelling sculptress of gargoyles, enters his life and tells him that they were once lovers in medieval Germany. In her telling, he was a badly burned mercenary and she was a nun and a scribe who nursed him back to health in the famed monastery of Engelthal. As she spins her tale, Scheherazade fashion, and relates equally mesmerising stories of deathless love in Japan, Greenland, Italy and England, he finds himself drawn back to life - and, finally, to love.

Review:

The version of the book that I read had a red cover adorned with golden arrows and a flaming heart. The outer edges to the pages were coloured with black signifying burning, which fits with the theme of the book.

The book graphically describes the effect of the burns and their treatment, but despite this I found the book very compelling. The story slips between the present day and the 14th century as Marianne tells the tale of their previous life together. The telling of the tale makes you believe the unbelievable, making you reassess what is fact and what is fiction.

Many subjects are covered in the book; such as burns, mental illness, Christianity, history and medieval Europe.

In some ways the book describes a tragedy as a beauty is transformed into a beast. But that is only the physical aspect, mentally I think the journey is reversed.

I really loved the book and think it is an impressive first for the author. However I do think it is one of those books you will love or hate.