OK here I am 40 and a half, and I am feeling as giddy as a bairn on Christmas Eve :-)
Who is it going to be?
My vote would be for Sarah Alexander, she fits well with Steven Moffat and was head and shoulders the best at acting in "Coupling".
However it appears the favourites are James Nesbitt, Paterson Joseph, John Simm and David Morrissey. Have to say I am not sure about them.
21 hours to go!
Friday, 2 January 2009
French Animals vs English Meat
A quiet day today, so my mind has gone to one of the things I have been confused about for a while.
We are told that the reason that animal names in English are different from the name of the meat from that animal because the meat was eaten by French nobles. So...
Animal Meat French
Cow Beef Boeuf
Pig Pork Porc
Sheep Mutton Mouton
Which all makes sense so far, it is Mutton rather than Lamb because that was generally what was eaten back then.
However in French
Meat Animal
Boeuf Vache
Porc Cochon
Mouton Mouton
Ok so for Sheep it is the same, however why is it different for Beef and Pork? Is there another language that France took the meat names from?
Oh and whilst I am on confusing things.
Why is it "Loaves and fishes" when the plural of fish is fish?
We are told that the reason that animal names in English are different from the name of the meat from that animal because the meat was eaten by French nobles. So...
Animal Meat French
Cow Beef Boeuf
Pig Pork Porc
Sheep Mutton Mouton
Which all makes sense so far, it is Mutton rather than Lamb because that was generally what was eaten back then.
However in French
Meat Animal
Boeuf Vache
Porc Cochon
Mouton Mouton
Ok so for Sheep it is the same, however why is it different for Beef and Pork? Is there another language that France took the meat names from?
Oh and whilst I am on confusing things.
Why is it "Loaves and fishes" when the plural of fish is fish?
Thursday, 1 January 2009
Resolutions
The BBC tell me that New Year Resolutions are counter productive, however that said hopefully putting these out there on t'web will give me a little more willpower.
Aim - To lose weight, I was wearing a white jumper last night. and when I took off my coat in the restaurant Abdul said "Oh look, the Michelin man". Kim berated him, however I found it quite amusing and sadly true.
Resolutions:
1/ Drink less alcool, at the moment I seem to be drinking about three or four bottles a week, these are just useless calories that I can save on.
2/ Not have takeaways until I can fit into at least three of the shirts I bought back from Floridia. And even after that only once a month.
3/ Start walking for at least half an hour four days a week (to take account of wind and rain, I should push myself to every day if it is dry).
Aim - To build up my self confidence and avoid depressions jags.
It seems odd, I vary from super confident to no confident, just want to eliminate the no-confident side of things.
1/ Get the hang of my new job, at the moment I have done very little on it, and am having panics about not knowing what to do.
2/ Join a club of some sort. Round Table folded when I was Chairman elect (and I am too old now), I went to an am dram group and found it a little too full of egos for me. However I am doing an Archeology evening course starting in a couple of weeks so hopefully something will come of that.
There are probably many other things I should do, however I think these will do for starters.
Aim - To lose weight, I was wearing a white jumper last night. and when I took off my coat in the restaurant Abdul said "Oh look, the Michelin man". Kim berated him, however I found it quite amusing and sadly true.
Resolutions:
1/ Drink less alcool, at the moment I seem to be drinking about three or four bottles a week, these are just useless calories that I can save on.
2/ Not have takeaways until I can fit into at least three of the shirts I bought back from Floridia. And even after that only once a month.
3/ Start walking for at least half an hour four days a week (to take account of wind and rain, I should push myself to every day if it is dry).
Aim - To build up my self confidence and avoid depressions jags.
It seems odd, I vary from super confident to no confident, just want to eliminate the no-confident side of things.
1/ Get the hang of my new job, at the moment I have done very little on it, and am having panics about not knowing what to do.
2/ Join a club of some sort. Round Table folded when I was Chairman elect (and I am too old now), I went to an am dram group and found it a little too full of egos for me. However I am doing an Archeology evening course starting in a couple of weeks so hopefully something will come of that.
There are probably many other things I should do, however I think these will do for starters.
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