bold and uncouth

hello there

sort of kind of one of them observational things, look you see, but one that treads along a path which usually i would avoid here. you shall see, if you read on, but sensitive souls should consider themselves well warned. 

but first, this. i had reason, dear reader, to be on the outside (if you will, surrounding) grounds of my lodgings in my place of exile, and those reasons were entirely cigarette related. in doing so, or in so doing if that in some way sounds more impressive, i observed a random, stray ladybird, merrily and verily wandering around. 

a sense of sentiment i have tells me to say that it had been quite some time since i last saw such a creature, in the flesh or however is best to describe. certainly, i cannot recall seeing one in a locale noted for being more concrete (or similar) than wildlife. also, truly, my fondest memory of ladybird is rather the celebrated books of my youth. especially the one where the lady makes loads and loads of porridge and floods a village; an earliest of early memory is for some reason having Mum read that one again and again. 

what struck me most about seeing this ladybird, other than how totes awesome and cool it was to see one once more, was the brash boldness of the creature. it was, after all, and in fairness, just merrily pottering around in an area where all sorts of predator birds lurk. ones that shall pounce and attempt to eat anything at all. no fear expressed or exposed here, my word. to live so would be something. 

the thought brought to my mind another recent (sort of) sighting, yet in another land and not really ladybird related. also, nowhere near as lovely. depending on how one defines lovely. 

i warn you now of crass profanity and obscenity, laced with aggression, but here you go. this is a mug what i spotted as i went about doing things of stuff. 

quite rude, than. and overtly hostile, if not outright aggressive, even in the softer, soothing tones of the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode. presumably this was one of them "gift" mugs, bought for a bit of a laugh and what have you. 

my understanding of my situation is that, momentarily, i currently have far more mugs than i could ever wish to want for, or have need to own. and yet i feel a strange, or not so strange, desire to purchase one of this nature, just for show and that. i may well just do so. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!