Ad Infinitum

A MAKEOVER – this is what I think my blog urgently needs right now. It just reeks of a kind of dullness that I myself can’t stand whenever I visit so how can I expect others to love it? But there’s a big problem. For someone who doesn’t have a place in the creative department and whose ideas are bland and boring at best, how do I begin? Or should I start by updating my recent reading list ( In case anyone cares to know,my last book was Love in the time of Cholera and I’m currently finishing Umberto Eco’s How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays.)? Nah, I believe there’s a better day for this and it’s not today.

* Speaking of mood, I am presently – for the past four hours and seventeen minutes to be exact — in a very restless state. It always happens whenever I suffer from information overload coupled with my perennial struggle to improve my retentive memory. The frustration heightens with the fact and knowledge that my memory will always be what it is — poor!

I read a lot today - about Hugh Hefner; Jorn Barger who’s the man behind the term "weblog" and the misconception that Rolling Stones’ Hunter Thompson was the one who coined the word "gonzo." But my memory has a very short expiration date so ask me about them say a week from now and all I’d probably remember is that I did read about them without offering further details. Very distressing to be in my shoes, really!

* I came across this question in a forum and I’ve been trying to figure out the correct answer.

How do you say "Pang ilang presidente ng Pilipinas si GMA" in English?

My take: How many presidents preceded GMA?

The correct form: What number president is GMA?

* Just want to share a new word I learned today; the definitions of which were taken from Dictionary.com:

fillip (n) 

1. A snap or light blow made by pressing a fingertip against the thumb and suddenly releasing it.

2. An embellishment that excites or stimulates

I am more fascinated with the first meaning because I’ve always thought that "snap" was the best word for it. 

* Vivienne Westwood has an ongoing fashion exhibit which I want to see. One of those on display is the famous pair of shoes that Naomi Campbell tripped on while doing the ramp. I’ve to find ways to convince my brother to go with me. Surely, he wouldn’t be crazy about checking out a roomful of women’s clothes for free so what more for a fee?

Enough of these crazy,desultory thoughts that only the Arftul Dodger is forever used to and tolerant of. I wonder if he misses my emails. I miss his in case he wants to know ( even after he called me the HP SPOILERMONGER PAR EXCELLENCE!) and wants to do something about it.