I've just finished 'Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging'. I have come to conclude that 'full-frontal snogging' is full-on snogging as opposed to a kiss on the corner of the mouth or the cheek. Snogging like you mean it, basically. I have also come to conclude that I like the term 'snogging' infinitely more than 'making out ( Read more... )

The question foremost on my mind when I woke up today was this: how does one pronounce "skiving"? I assume the i is "ai" like in "ride", but as I have only read the word numerous times and never actually heard anyone use it in a sentence, I don't know for sure. Perhaps I'll have to look closer into the world of delinquent British teenagers ( Read more... )

"Well, we've started this new craze which is based around those old TV puppet shows...And we walk around all stiffly like we are being worked (badly) by puppeteers. At the moment we are concentrating on Marina Aquamarina. She was part of an underwater kingdom -- well, her dad was the king of it, but they were being threatened by these horrible ( Read more... )

Having finally finished HP5 (OotP), I have embarked upon the next item on my summer reading list: "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging", which is the first in a series of similarly-titled books. It's basically a teenager version of Bridget Jones, which I enjoyed immensely. Here's an example ( Read more... )

I still can't believe how long that last entry was. Oh well ( Read more... )

I've just finished reading an article in the NYTimes Magazine about the courtship and sexual practices of teenagers. It's really interesting, so I've gone to the trouble of finding it online as well. I highly recommend reading it, though be warned: it's long. I'm interested to hear thoughts via Comments. Read more... )

While sipping my keir royale, I am wishing I had not spent $8.50 on a movie today. I went to the Castro Theatre to see "Un Couple Epatant" (The Amazing Couple), which is one of the movies in Lucas Belvaux's 'Trilogy'. They're showing all three in various orders this and next week. I was excited -- I like series like this, and the series is ( Read more... )

Very quickly. This will only work for today (Friday, 28 May 2004), but if you're reading this today, please click on this link. I don't know whether to be shocked or amused, but I think perhaps both are in order. It is a great day for the Californian dialect.http://www.oed.com/cgi/

In the spirit of Al "The Real President" Gore's recent speech at NYU, I present to you all (by "you all" I mean the two or so people who actually read my journal) some excellent anti-Bush links. Please click them -- it will brighten your day ( Read more... )

The best way into a woman's heart, I think, is to take some initiative and preemptively prostrate yourself before her. It comes off as meaning a whole lot more than an apology -- however heartfelt -- that comes after she broaches the subject ( Read more... )