Coming around again ...
Jul. 1st, 2007 11:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wellinghallA book meme, this time from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
miss_t_ide
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
The first book was an insurance policy document, which doesn't go up to page 123. The second book was the OED, which, while interesting, has a somewhat terse, spare style. So let's go for the third book, which is "Saturnalia", by Lindsey Davis.
"Oh, green fire is totally outmoded, darling. Delia only does it to calm her poor nerves. Bats' eyes, now; bats' eyes never go out of fashion. Tricky, though ... . And bones of course."
miss_t_ide1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
The first book was an insurance policy document, which doesn't go up to page 123. The second book was the OED, which, while interesting, has a somewhat terse, spare style. So let's go for the third book, which is "Saturnalia", by Lindsey Davis.
"Oh, green fire is totally outmoded, darling. Delia only does it to calm her poor nerves. Bats' eyes, now; bats' eyes never go out of fashion. Tricky, though ... . And bones of course."
