Momouflage
2 weeks ago
25 July 2009
23 July 2009
Tweets!
Well, I’ve managed to learn the basics of blogging, Googling and Facebooking, so it was only a matter of time before I gritted my beak and started Twittering. You’re welcome to follow me as I “tweet” each day’s new word, although I’m not sure exactly why you’d want to when you could just come straight here instead. Perhaps readers could suggest some more innovative ways of embracing the Twitter/My First Dictionary experience...?
22 July 2009
21 July 2009
Spotted!
In case you missed ’em, here are a couple of real-life My First Dictionary oddities spotted by readers. First, Snoise shared this strangely creepy snippet, spotted on an old schoolhouse wall in Dorset... Just what has the lady got in her hand? And why does it have that effect on the boy? Then, the wonderfully-named Half Mum Half Biscuit found this half-funny, half-depressing description of a very large man, which she’s posted on her blog along with some other gently melancholy pages concerning a parachute jump. Please let me know if you come across any more!
16 July 2009
15 July 2009
14 July 2009
12 July 2009
09 July 2009
08 July 2009
07 July 2009
04 July 2009
02 July 2009
01 July 2009
30 June 2009
29 June 2009
Kettle-Head!
A few days ago, I was directed to The Story of Little Kettle-Head by a reader and former timid librarian called Sean, who opined “it changed my life”... Well, Sean, I’m not sure it changed my life exactly, but it certainly messed up my head – even more so than Little Kettle-Head’s head gets messed up. And, as you can probably guess from her name, that’s pretty fucking messed up. (Sorry, swear-box, owe you 10p.)
If you find My First Dictionary disturbing, funny or disturbingly funny, then I urge you to try Little Kettle-Head’s adventures for size, along with those of Pat (and the Spider!) and Little Black Sambo, as well as anything by their seriously twisted author, Helen Bannerman. They’re all archived on a website called Sterling Times, which I’ve yet to investigate fully but which is quite clearly brilliant. In fact, the only reason I haven’t blogrolled it is because, well... it’s not a blog.
If you find My First Dictionary disturbing, funny or disturbingly funny, then I urge you to try Little Kettle-Head’s adventures for size, along with those of Pat (and the Spider!) and Little Black Sambo, as well as anything by their seriously twisted author, Helen Bannerman. They’re all archived on a website called Sterling Times, which I’ve yet to investigate fully but which is quite clearly brilliant. In fact, the only reason I haven’t blogrolled it is because, well... it’s not a blog.
28 June 2009
27 June 2009
26 June 2009
25 June 2009
Sad!
A new addition to the blogroll... With a name like Pictures for Sad Children, you just know that John Campbell’s daily comic strip inhabits the same universe as My First Dictionary. Personally, I'm partial to the more surreal entries, but you should probably read a few to get a feel for it. And if you come away with a sad smile, I’ll know it’s worked its magic on you.
24 June 2009
21 June 2009
18 June 2009
16 June 2009
14 June 2009
11 June 2009
10 June 2009
09 June 2009
07 June 2009
Blogroll!
A second addition to My First Dictionary’s blogroll is long overdue, so today I’m adding the creepy-cute collage gallery, sedada. Laulau’s work ranges from the charming to the disturbing, with most of her pieces (like my favourite so far) falling somewhere in between...
Probably not safe for work, by the way! But you knew that.
Probably not safe for work, by the way! But you knew that.
06 June 2009
03 June 2009
01 June 2009
31 May 2009
30 May 2009
28 May 2009
26 May 2009
25 May 2009
24 May 2009
22 May 2009
21 May 2009
20 May 2009
Update!
Lots of scraps today: firstly, I’ve reinstated the option to search the dictionary by letter after several readers said they had liked it. Thanks to Irve for the formatting suggestion that keeps the letters separate from the names.
Secondly, for anyone who followed the spectacular poll between the two words, pretend and family, the former won with 77% percent of the total 1,590 votes. Google’s cache of family has now disappeared into the electronic ether, and the poll box I had up for a while will soon follow.
Finally, one of the nice things about having lots of new readers is that you discover lots of new links. So... My First Dictionary will be building up a blogroll of sites that share its morbid preoccupations (see the menu bar to the right). The first addition is Diane’s delightful Wouldn’t You Like to See Something Strange? I’ll add others when I feel like it, if I feel like it, and when I’m not too busy with my roadkill photography project.
Secondly, for anyone who followed the spectacular poll between the two words, pretend and family, the former won with 77% percent of the total 1,590 votes. Google’s cache of family has now disappeared into the electronic ether, and the poll box I had up for a while will soon follow.
Finally, one of the nice things about having lots of new readers is that you discover lots of new links. So... My First Dictionary will be building up a blogroll of sites that share its morbid preoccupations (see the menu bar to the right). The first addition is Diane’s delightful Wouldn’t You Like to See Something Strange? I’ll add others when I feel like it, if I feel like it, and when I’m not too busy with my roadkill photography project.
18 May 2009
17 May 2009
Names!
I’ve reorganized the post labels, making it easier to see if a particular name has been featured on My First Dictionary (which seems more fun than the old method of listing individual letters). It also means you can follow the adventures of particular characters... like poor Carol Ann and the equally ill-fated Spot. See the menu bar to the right for the full list.
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