Very important things
Thing one, work. I am writing right now from the desk of my new job. I'm in week three and having a great time. I'm one of several English editors hired to assist in the Italian to English (I step in once the translation is complete) translation of a 5 volume work on Hydrocarbons produced by the Istituto Della Enciclopedia Italiana. If you know anything about my resume you will find this as funny as I do. Human services to hydrocarbons--natural progression I think not. Side note: the office is 3 blocks from the Pantheon, and one block from the best candy shop in Roma.
Thing two, ponytails. Eric is sporting one now. I think I will wait on posting a picture so that you can all make a mental image first.
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From the OED, the history of "ponytail" in print:
1872 TROLLOPE Eustace Diamonds (1873) II. xxxiv. 100 ‘How a man can like to kiss a face with a dirty horse's tail all whizzling about it...’ ‘I haven't even a *pony's tail,’ said Lucy. 1952 Sun (Baltimore) 23 Feb. 2 The panel of high-school boys and girls discusses the latest teen-age fashions, including..the pony tail. 1954 J. TRENCH Dishonoured Bones iv. 150 She pulled her own hair back and fastened it into a pony-tail. 1957 New Yorker 16 Nov. 104/2 The young lady..was wearing a ponytail hairdo. 1971 M. SPARK Not to Disturb iii. 88 She loosens her hair which has been pulled back, pony-tail style. 1975 New Yorker 28 Apr. 31/2 She, too, had her hair in a ponytail, held by a rubber band. 1977 Time 30 May 40/3 The counter-culture ponytail is gone, sacrificed to the heat of arena lights and the sizzling sweat of the fast-break pace.
Al, this is perfect movement into your new career as a rocket scientist. Congrats!
And this ponytail action...humm...mental picture has it slicked back...or maybe curly...please tell me there are no scrunchies involved. I'll wait for photos.
I've just decided on Eri's Christmas present- scrunchies. Maybe American flag ones. Look for them by St. Patrick's day!!
if you send me american flag scrunchies, you also better send me black sleeveless harley t-shirts with things like eagles and flames on them.
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