Oh hai Internet! Long time no see!

Remember me? I know, we used to be so close and now we barely see each other. And I’ve changed so much you barely recognize me. I’m sorry. I’m sure we’ll grow closer again and hang out all the time. In the meantime let me tell you what I’ve been up to. More »

My life is good, yes it is!

And I am about to tell you why! More »

I almost burned the house down!

Today I learned that oil is not supposed to smoke when you deep fry something. More »

I LOVE MY BIKE!!!!

Told you there’d be a bike entry, hehe. More »

OMFG Placebo!!!

Oooooooh yes! Yes! YES! *cough* Excuse me. DID YOU KNOW THEIR ALBUM IS COMING OUT TOMORROW??? That’s less than 24hrs! I can barely contain myself! (maybe non-Placebo entry later, but I’m off cycling now. so later entry will most likely be: OMFG bike!!!) More »

I HAVE A BIKE!!! and other squealy things

Well hello thar, quickly checking in to give you an update on my life. I have been very busy you see. Well, I’ve got quite a few things planned this weekend, and have also achieved a number of unplanned things. Or, planned, but more generally planned. Er whatever. More »

Quick grammar rant

I need sth to do before my sleeping aids, er, I mean anti-histamines, start working.

Personal pronouns are not that hard to use!!!

“The mayor organised a great party for my mother and I” - WRONG!
Why? The pronoun is an object here. Remove your mother from the equation. “The mayor organised a great party for I”? No, you would not say that. So it is also “The mayor organised a great party for my mother and me.”

“The mayor organised a great party for my mother and myself” - WRONG!
This one I am actually sometimes tempted to fall for myself (!). “Myself” is generally a reflexive pronoun: I wash myself. Sometimes (like my example just above) you use it for emphasis - however only when you have used “I” previously in the sentence.

I like this guy’s short explanatory text (pretty much same as mine, but with more detail) and his general list of common errors in English looks like a great resource, but my pills are starting to work, and besides I usually get it right in English anyway.