Couch 173: The Odiferous One

Thanks for the update, Velcro! I liked the QiGong classes I took a month or two ago. Need to get back into it...

Artie: Is Lulabelle a new nickname for T? (okay out for now)

Yep! (8 char)

Sounds like you're doing well velcro. Hope this helps you.

Hey Velcro!!!! Good to hear from you, glad you're feeling better about the place.

I was cranky during session with Piaf (had been triggered shortly before by hearing someone use a derogatory term 2ex used to call me). I don’t think I got a client gold star today.

I’d forgotten my puzzle book, so I borrowed a legal pad from her and tried to stay calm by fully conjugating a Greek verb. (I didn’t finish, but that’s Greek verbs for you.) At the end, she pointed to it and

PIAF: I noticed you making some changes there.
ATAT: Yeah, I forgot the pluperfect plural has a short vowel, not a long.
(PIAF sort of clucks, rolls her eyes, and shakes her head all at once.)
ATAT: Hey, you’re French. You have no standing to criticize the complexity of other languages.

Actually, French is one of the simpler conjugated languages. And they don't have declensions.

I meant the pronunciation. And she agreed with me.

What are declensions??

The case forms of a noun or adjective that indication its grammatical function in the sentence. In Greek:

Nominative (subject)
Genitive (possession, of, ‘s)
Dative (to/for)
Accusative (object)

English still has a couple vestigial ones—who is nominative, whom is accusative, whose is genitive, etc.

You could choose to see it as a new beginning rather than a prelude to the end.

Did you ever see the Romans Go Home scene from Life of Brian (Romanes Eunt Domus)?
It is like that.


Brian is writing graffiti on the palace wall. The Centurion catches him in the act]
Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romanes, they go, the house?
Brian: It says, "Romans go home. "
Centurion: No it doesn't ! What's the latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on !
Brian: Er, "Romanus" !
Centurion: Goes like?
Brian: "..****"?
Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is?
Brian: Er, er, "..ani" ?
Centurion: "Romani"[Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"?
Brian: Er, "Go"
Centurion: Conjugate the verb, "to go" !
Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt".
Centurion: So, "eunt" is...?
Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go"
Very funny scene if you ever studied latin.

The Roll Callers are all talking about the Oreos. They seemed to like them!

Oreos are a common language we can all understand.

What are you, French? (old private joke)

The complex verb conjugation was one of my downfalls in Spanish...

A small miracle has occurred. My ex is going to live in his dead brothers house in the town about an hour away. YAAAAAAAY! My constant anxiety about him just dropping in might go away now.

I like oreos but can never eat more than 2 or 3. But we just have plain oreos over here.

Saw my beautiful little chiropractor today. He is so darling! He had the cutest little haircut! He said my MCL was a little tender

I think im gonna start scheduling appts with him as a reward for my losing like 5 or ten lbs. Up til now hes been doing all the work. Maybe this will be good motivation

Im still laughing at what you said the other day. I forget what it was, but it was perfectly funny.

every time i try to post a pic all i get is the couch title and that little bue box.

Anyone who wants to see the updayted Enterprise painting can see it inmy general album. If you want to comment youu can do it here.

Nice paintings as always BCM.

It always seems so simple from the outside.

I’ve graduated to lifting 10-lb. dumbbells at home. Still a weakling, but I think I could carry you over the threshhold!