Ask not for whom the 'phone rings...

Oh, guys. What a week. The drama llama truly has visited, but it's too annoying to go into.

Anyway! I was tagged by hystree for that birth month meme, so shall do that instead: 

- Pick your birth month.
- Strike out anything that doesn't apply to you.
- Bold the five-ten that best apply to you.
- Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months under a lj-cut.
- Tag 12 people from your friends list.

JANUARY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticise. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

( MOAR months here )

Tagging: whomever. I can't keep track of everyone who has already done it!

Finally, I am still reading For Whom the Bell Tolls. I was debating (arguing) with this French guy, Ben, about Hemingway. He said that Hemingway is a very good read for someone without English as a native language as he had a very clear, concise style whereas my argument ran to a very well-considered "Well, he's not good for native English speakers because he's patriarchal and obsessed with bullfighting and stupid nur." I don't think I convinced Ben, but I did note that the blurb on the back cover states that Hemingway was "the greatest writer" of the twentieth century and did more to advance the novel than any other author at all during that century. 

That's a pretty big claim. And also annoying and wrong. The end.