I just went on an express lift.

I have dreamed of this since I was a young girl playing "Sim Tower" on my crappy first PC.

PS Tate Modern. Yaaay.

Moth: "I miss the UK. I love going shopping there."
Me: "Shopping?"
Moth: "Yes, it's nothing like shopping at home. The perfect experience."
Me: *robot voice* "Please put your item in the bagging area."
Moth: *laughing* "Please take your items out of the bagging area. Please wait for assistance."

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Moth: "We have to go to Ireland! You will love ( Read more... )

So... I defrosted some rolls last night. To check if they had cooled enough to eat, I touched one of them with my finger.

Moth: Ouch! says the little roll.
I laugh and keep poking.
Moth: Ouch! Hey! Ouch! Aaah!
I approach with a knife.
Moth: Noooo! PLEEAASE! Aaaaah! (She continues to make suffering noises that make me wonder if the neighbours are ( Read more... )

"Your neck is doing that turtle thing that old women's necks are doing."

Me: There is a job offer from Innsbruck.

Moth: But sadly you have to leave that one.

Referring to H. Isaac's "Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen" (="Innsbruck, I have to leave you.")

Conversation between my dad and my sister last year:

T: Did you use to rip out spiders' legs [when you were small]?
Dad: Nah, I squashed them flat.
T: (horrified) You tortured them??
Dad: That's not torture that is...
T: ... recycling.
(both laugh)
Dad: I can see we can reach an agreement here.

Original:
T: Hast du früher [als du klein warst] ( Read more... )

*Bluetooth gadget in car plays short melody*

Me: *through the phone* Goodbye, bluetooth.
Moth: *in the car* How do you know?
Me: There was a little melody...
Moth: It was me singing a new song.
Me: ...Bit of an ugly melody really...
Moth: Hey!!! How far are you with your 'Credo' then, hu? Hu? How far did you get?

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Me: What is that? *staring ( Read more... )

I’d forgotten that “a new Potter” would come out this weekend. No hype this time, no expectations from me. I was barely interested to start reading it, but then we just sat down and distributed roles and read everything in two long gos yesterday. I hadn’t read Beedle the Bard, I’d barely glanced at Pottermore every now and then, only to find all of ( Read more... )

"Did no one teach you to knock, boy?"

I just realised I hadn't updated in a while ( Read more... )