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At night when work is done, two old maids chat. These are random snippets from their late night cyber tete-a-tete, which no longer is in this case. This is six weeks worth of observations of the state of things about and around them. Besides disclosures that one is a mama, and the other a medical doctor, most likely you can easily spot giveaways to infer their general philosophy and theorize their old maid status.

Header by Samulli. Megan and Janet have more lists here.

1. My stuttering fingers...

2. I dive feet first... Australia in October ... after suffering and embarrasing myself doing PhD I'd like something lighter like learn how to fly a helicopter and before the luggage joins the cobwebs - PEI: Anne Shirley of Green Gables; Chawton: Jane Austen


3. Happy sabbath, mareng (mareng is slang for matron) ... he probably doesn't know how patrician National Trust staff are


4. You? cry over a guy? no way!... 007 as in James Bond?... and you thought he's in touch with reality....

5. I chatted with Ivan on Facebook. He was looking for you. He said he liked secrets. I told him some things are better left unsaid... I'm glad there's a distance between us.

6. Stolen hours... clueless Florence Nightingale mutants ... a dangerous addiction

7. Neither of us have dates. We could howl at the blue moon during countdown

8. I hope the photos load properly then you can see my Robin Hood's merry men leggings... I didn't have time to buy a camera last night ... we'll just have to bear with my antique camera then

9. My OT was even worse before, 36 hours straight ... I love it here. No deaths, no CPR... would you practise medicine again? I'd love to see you with a steth slung on your neck

10. I miss my lunch hour to get a trim... though I miss my long hair that covered my back acne

11. Little guy discovered the wonders of the mouse... he drew my face on my research notepad, but he misplaced my eyes.... Alright you go lullabye first. I'm watching youtube's Blue Lagoon.

12. I'm getting bookish again; reading at night and doing the sweats... reading a book by a first novelist called Run for Home... I prefer the real book, not the ebook. I just love looking at a filled bookshelf especially if it's mine.

13. Real books have the advantage of readability in the prone, supine, and lateral decubitus position.

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Anonymous said…
ROFLMA0 This is just too funny. LOL Number 10 is absolutely hysterical. ROFLMAO!! I think I have stuttering fingers from laughing so much after reading this. Brilliant my friend :)
4 February 2010 at 12:15
Anonymous said…
clueless Florence Nightingale mutants ... a dangerous addiction

Now you've got me curious.

My TT is here.
4 February 2010 at 12:17
Rossel said…
i love books too and we have plenty of them. i like your thursday thirteen.
4 February 2010 at 12:57
Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.com said…
Hi!

My fav is no.8 LOL good fun!

Here is mine – 13 Best novel first lines!
4 February 2010 at 17:29
Unknown said…
Umm, is it okay that I'm totally confused lol Fun post. Happy T13!
4 February 2010 at 19:34
Mia Celeste said…
Hmm. You always have the most interesting posts.
4 February 2010 at 20:34
Hazel said…
Thom, you are brilliant with your fingers that are now stuttering from laughing :))

Alice, that was something mysterious even to the old maids

Rossell, thanks

Sassy Brit, I seem to recall Robin's men seemed to have been wearing leggings or that was just the way media portrayed them...

Adelle, it's okay, lol!

Brenda, hmm.. thanks :)
4 February 2010 at 21:04
colleen said…
I feel like I've been eavesdropping. Is it fiction or real?
4 February 2010 at 21:44
I am Harriet said…
Wonderful list!

Have a great Thursday!
http://iamharriet.blogspot.com/2010/02/they-said-were-not-laughing-at-you-were.html
4 February 2010 at 21:49
Susan Helene Gottfried said…
I like a full bookshelf, too -- but I'm looking forward to the day when the books filling it were all written by me.
5 February 2010 at 00:14
Anonymous said…
My friends and I always say "rented fingers" when said fingers are not doing the correct things.

- Celticlibrarian
http://fremontlibraries.wordpress.com
5 February 2010 at 01:49
Anya said…
Bleu lagoon
:-)

So lovely movie :))))))
5 February 2010 at 04:45
Hazel said…
sandy, thanks

colleen, this is real but since it is published and I know anyone could read it, there's no problem about eavesdropping :)

Harriet, it's indeed a great Thursday, thanks

Susan, it must be an awesome feeling for you when you reach that point. my best wishes!

Rebecca, now 'rented fingers' is interesting too

Anya, Brooke Shields :)))
5 February 2010 at 10:51
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