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@jannert... btw... ta for the sympathy. I was lucky that there was little breeze last night, still had to close my windows, but since it has been raining today I've been able to open them again. I can smell smoke but it's not thick in the air like it sometimes is.

Trouble-wise it's been relatively quiet too... aside from a letter bomb at a sorting office in Newtownabbey, and a bit of a skirmish on the lower Ormeau Road. Let's just hope the crap weather and hangovers from last night don't spur on trouble on the return matches later.

@jazzabel. One word that really aggravated me that the folks in Seattle couldn't get to grips with when I said it was... 'hours.' The only way I could make myself understood was to split and labour the syllables—owww errrs. Talk about making me feel like Paddy Irish Woman... it's not like I'm speaking a foreign language, for goodness sake. Also, they took me for a Scot.

 

Well, over here I have been mistaken for a German (?) - which was the weirdest one. Of course I often get mistaken for a Canadian, but I think they're just being polite!

 

I was so expecting to see Slenderman during that video!

 

German... wtf? Seriously? LOL

And as for people thinking you are Canadian, perhaps they are just hedging their bets if they are unsure. It's been my experience that Canadians are quicker to take offense when believed to be American than the other way around.

 

Not a full time job, I was offered two, but had to turn them down as I'm about to start an MA in English Literature. I have, however, signed up to a supply teaching agency who are going to find me supply work while I study. Flexible hours, £60 per lesson (on average one lasts an hour) and plenty of time to focus on other things.

That's nothing. People here in England think I sound Russian, Irish or French. Even had American once or twice.

 

This is true. Canadians don't like being mistaken for Americans. From what I understand, people from Scotland (or, especially, Ireland) don't like being called English, either. Though maybe that situation is more complicated.

It might be that, because our continent is called North America, we can all be called Americans. But Canadians insist on their own national identity. Some years ago, the Molson brewing company, which makes a beer called Molson Canadian, scored a huge hit with this commercial:



That pretty much says it.

 

@minstrel... and that's why I don't take offense, despite my roots, to being referred to as Irish, though many in my position do. I was born and raised on the mass that is the island of Ireland. Therefore despite my British citizenship I consider myself an Ulster woman first, Irish second and my Britishness snails in in third place.

I don't know if you folks will have seen this pic... a friend just sent it to me.
I've no way to credit the shot, unfortunately. It was taken last night from a vantage point over North Belfast.

 

We need a multiple 'likes' function. That's one's a 10.

 

This image is crazy awesome!

 

Woke up to go running with the GF. This little guy met us in the driveway and couldn't give a shit:

 

@Wreybies Again... not one of mine and you might have seen it already, but I was rather taken by this one:

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For being a still image I can really feel her forward momentum.

 

Ha ha! That clip is really good.

In fact, I get 'mistaken' for a Canadian quite often because I grew up on the Canadian border, and I speak more or less like that guy does. I do not (never have, never will) talk like John Wayne, Dolly Parton, Woody Allen or Steve Jobs. My accent now, after 28 years of living and working in Scotland, is well-nigh uncategorisable. And I caught myself saying 'zed' the other day, when I really meant 'zee.' I mean ...whaddaya know...

 

@jannert. I really like your accent. Really like it. I find some American/British accents rather unpleasant, especially the ones that have that mid-atlantic twang to them, if you know what I mean. You still have what I would consider an identifiable North American accent in most of what you say, but occasionally it gets punctuated by the odd, very well observed native Scottish pronunciation or inflection. It sounds almost like, from a tonal perspective, you are subconsciously playing with the best of both but without homogenising them. I think that's pretty rare and all the more interesting.

 

I think that's my favorite American accent. I also love the way people who live in, like, Louisiana talk, the way the draw out the vowels. It's not this "hillbilly accent", it's like Jessica Lange in her American Horror Story roles.

That's an interesting thought, I wouldn't mind reading out loud somebody's story.

Anyway, so as to keep the thread on track. T and I have been cat-sitting for a week now (my brother's cat). Mörri is a lovely little cat, but also a menace. Especially after pooping. Here he is hanging on my lap. The growth on the side of his head is my hand, it just seems to blend in nicely with the color of his fur..

 

Is this a 'guy' you've seen before? What kind of a bird is it? I love birds of prey.

We have a sparrowhawk clan that hangs around here, and occasionally they come to peer in at our windows. This was not taken with a long-distance lens. I was actually standing this close, on the other side of the window when I took this. Those are my houseplants in the foreground. I tapped the window and he kept trying to peck at my finger. Weird...

 

I'm pretty sure it is a Cooper's Hawk. I was within inches of touching it before I realized he could take one of my digits.

 

Gorgeous bird, but I reckon you're right to be cautious. Do you see them very often, where you live? Is it the usual thing for them to come this close to humans?

 

We are mostly dominated by red tails around here, and there's no getting close to them. This was a unique experience.

 

In light of the fact that Thor is now a woman, behold!


Female Link and Goku! To be honest, I'm not sure how to draw a young girl, but still...BEHOLD! Female!Goku!

For those who aren't Zelda gamers: The mountain behind them is Death Mountain, and the red ring of fire is...I have no idea, that's how it was in Ocarina of Time. The town on fire is supposed to be Lon-Lon Ranch.

 

@Link the Writer Ah memories... I remember Ocarina well. Still occasionally play it even now. In fact I keep a Nintendo 64 around despite not having many games for it. Although the graphics appear a little naff now, the gameplay is still astoundingly good. There are few modern games measure up to the same degree of epicness.

Now to the pic part. My daughter just sent me this...



... Like Mother, like daughter. She's still got loads of hours under the needle to go, but it's starting to shape up nicely. It's hard to see, but there was a heap of line work scratched out on the last visit by way of guidelines to run the water shading off. The major detailing will come later.

 

For you gardenie types, the royal poincianas in my yard are in full and unabashed lush right now.

 

That's gorgeous! It was also very nice of you to rent out your guest room at such a low cost to forum members.

 

Just for you, @Lewdog.

 

Brooke with an 'e' on the end is a person's name. Brook without the 'e' is a creek.

I was really expecting an animal in that clip.

 

There's a bazillion lizards in that vid. They're just small. Most fauna in PR is of the herpetological sort. Also, arthropoda is strongly represented.