tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post1619093264346284916..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Entropy - or why I can't get organisedArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-35209378244799801382012-05-13T23:45:55.401+02:002012-05-13T23:45:55.401+02:00Did you live in a bizarre, shared house in Ashford...Did you live in a bizarre, shared house in Ashford, Middx???? Or are you a hopeless domestic disaster at times? OR do you like posh, pseudo-intellectual reasons for not having matching socks after you've done the washing!? I'm so glad I'm not alone. AxxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-56349031513513464172012-05-13T23:43:37.700+02:002012-05-13T23:43:37.700+02:00I'm so glad my life doesn't depend on it t...I'm so glad my life doesn't depend on it too, MpM! The saying is not of my making - but it fitted my friend absolutely! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-9741077546602507992012-05-13T15:13:54.559+02:002012-05-13T15:13:54.559+02:00Hi Annie,
Are you sure you aren't me living u...Hi Annie,<br /><br />Are you sure you aren't me living under an assumed name and identity? I knew we had something in common other than blogging!<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />GaynorGaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-43094189174065142472012-05-13T09:13:49.073+02:002012-05-13T09:13:49.073+02:00I couldn't be tidy if my life depended on it.....I couldn't be tidy if my life depended on it.......... <br /><br />Loved the saying "camp as a row of tents" - had not come across it before.menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-27418509423204450722012-05-11T18:45:12.196+02:002012-05-11T18:45:12.196+02:00Thanks Celia - it is a wonderful excuse for so muc...Thanks Celia - it is a wonderful excuse for so much isn't it! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-44727545574571749222012-05-11T17:51:45.212+02:002012-05-11T17:51:45.212+02:00I'm watching intently! SxI'm watching intently! SxSophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083919094060704375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-51894376573045768712012-05-11T14:20:35.660+02:002012-05-11T14:20:35.660+02:00Oh just lovely Annie and explains why the toast al...Oh just lovely Annie and explains why the toast always falls butter side down. Exccellent.<br />Celia xCelia Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015099550073863687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-57446672158994936552012-05-11T14:14:13.339+02:002012-05-11T14:14:13.339+02:00Thank you so much for saying this, Janice! It is p...Thank you so much for saying this, Janice! It is praise indeed and I am most grateful for it. I do need to say that I think my greatest strength was a wonderful team, who were always willing and able to do as I asked them! (Wish I could get my kids to do the same sometimes.) AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-91048618508785904622012-05-11T13:26:34.909+02:002012-05-11T13:26:34.909+02:00Annie...you were a brilliant information manager.....Annie...you were a brilliant information manager....dont ever forget it. JJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-86735057890870106562012-05-11T12:21:56.137+02:002012-05-11T12:21:56.137+02:00I aspire to equilibrium!! But I have to admit, my ...I aspire to equilibrium!! But I have to admit, my life is not boring. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-21978483140597725662012-05-11T12:21:14.359+02:002012-05-11T12:21:14.359+02:00I sometimes pale with shame when I think of my wor...I sometimes pale with shame when I think of my work calling - information management - and the state of my own personal papers, kitchen drawers and washing basket! You must have a tidy mind to have been a librarian, Perpetua, but glad to know you don't carry this across to the domestic scene to an obsessive level.. ;-)<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-40622373425925205552012-05-11T12:14:07.049+02:002012-05-11T12:14:07.049+02:00Ah, entropy! I tend to think of it as an antonym o...Ah, entropy! I tend to think of it as an antonym of equilibrium. Put like that equilibrium sounds the preferable state. But how boring life would be if nothing ever changed!<br /><br />Great post Annie :DAnnie @ knitsofactohttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-20520133148492659892012-05-11T12:08:10.190+02:002012-05-11T12:08:10.190+02:00Not being scientifically-minded I had to check the...Not being scientifically-minded I had to check the full meaning of entropy, while knowing exactly who Sisyphus was and what he was doing. :-) A smashing post, Annie, and you really brought your former housemates vividly to life. Thank you for introducing me to the expression "camp as a row of tents". I have a friend just like that!<br /><br />I'm very like you in a 'perfection Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-2616405567620678942012-05-11T09:14:20.732+02:002012-05-11T09:14:20.732+02:00Thanks Anna - I had to look Sisyphus up as I'm...Thanks Anna - I had to look Sisyphus up as I'm not hot on Greek Mythology. I was surprised to find he was who he was because I know that myth well but thought it was someone whose name started with a P - can't find anything to match the name in my mind's eye though. <br />Yes, I know that feeling but it is more depressing than blaming entropy!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-78025382845912057852012-05-11T09:06:50.018+02:002012-05-11T09:06:50.018+02:00Yes, Sophie, I think entropy can apply to relation...Yes, Sophie, I think entropy can apply to relationships but usually only if they are not 'worked at'. In this case, there may be some other scientific explanation. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what this is but I will investigate! Watch this space. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-32764455148715084182012-05-11T09:01:09.176+02:002012-05-11T09:01:09.176+02:00Ashford, Middlesex was actually a lovely village a...Ashford, Middlesex was actually a lovely village at the time - I enjoyed living there very much. I've never been to Ashford, Kent but it was, I believe, a much bigger place and more well known, hence the need to add (albeit inaccurate) further geographical reference! <br />And that corner will start to spread if you just leave it - that's entropy!<br />AxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-72265514313995637252012-05-11T08:38:31.984+02:002012-05-11T08:38:31.984+02:00Interesting Annie. When it comes to housework, I t...Interesting Annie. When it comes to housework, I tend to think of poor SISYPHUS. After all, having got the job done I soon find myself back at the beginning again.<br /><br />AnnaAnna at the Doll Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282617177491266907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-59429435912661594072012-05-11T07:49:31.111+02:002012-05-11T07:49:31.111+02:00That explains a lot. Does entropy apply to relatio...That explains a lot. Does entropy apply to relationships. There is one person in my life who my relationship with seems to just turn into a disaster zone everytime we try getting it on track....it used to be so right! We organised ourselves and our feelings and our embraced our differences ( he is a texan man, I am that weird breed - an English girl) and managed perfection for a while there, but Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083919094060704375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-31664896602328233882012-05-11T00:03:39.464+02:002012-05-11T00:03:39.464+02:00Oh, and entropy is currently residing, in all it&#...Oh, and entropy is currently residing, in all it's glory, in the corner of the room to my left.Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969373114051156798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-47067620420511960512012-05-11T00:00:55.052+02:002012-05-11T00:00:55.052+02:00I had no idea that Ashford had ever moved to Surre...I had no idea that Ashford had ever moved to Surrey and consequently have continued to distinguish it from the other Ashford by placing it squarely in Middlesex.<br />As for the other Ashford, having endured far too many mandatory family gatherings at the house of an Aunt & Uncle who lived there during the '70s I can assure you that there was nothing "important" about it at all!Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969373114051156798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-88600540965400287312012-05-10T23:38:15.247+02:002012-05-10T23:38:15.247+02:00Hi Janice, the post got cut drastically as I start...Hi Janice, the post got cut drastically as I started talking about the Ashford, Mddx. mob and couldn't stop - my two years in that house could possibly fill a book, not just a blog post...but this was about entropy and not my tendency to go on and on. (There's probably a scientific explanation for that as well.)<br />Gosh, I do sympathise with your predicament. You will have to either ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-37562561681488529152012-05-10T23:33:01.625+02:002012-05-10T23:33:01.625+02:00Ah Jane and Lance - unfortunately not quite so str...Ah Jane and Lance - unfortunately not quite so straightforward. What you might achieve by this (quite frankly) unthinkable combination is a never-ending circle of pick up, drop, pick up, drop and so on. As long as this is an arrangement between consenting adults, I suppose it might JUST work....<br />AxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-54250924338638738622012-05-10T23:25:03.205+02:002012-05-10T23:25:03.205+02:00Excellent....all is now explained...further logica...Excellent....all is now explained...further logical and scientific explanations for all my mixed up ness is of course, that what I thought was in drawer in the kitchen....is, but its is in the kitchen in Caunes, or if that is where I think it might be...it is, of course, in Hebden Bridge. This is a great post Annie, and I would love to hear more about this fascinating group of Ashford, Middx. Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-64918360392852677552012-05-10T23:20:58.797+02:002012-05-10T23:20:58.797+02:00Hello Annie:
Well, we take your word for it about ...Hello Annie:<br />Well, we take your word for it about entropy!!! And, it seems to us that the perfect combination in life is to find two people at either ends of the entropy scale if there is such a thing. In that way, surely as some things are becoming disorganised, forces are moving in the other direction to rearrange them again. In this way, surely total harmony, eternal tidiness and completeJane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com