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[Calathea]

KC wrote: "Hehe! that reminds me of Terry Pratchett's book. :-)
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Yes! Did you think of rattling kitchen drawers too? :-D

Well, does he have a Hermes complex?

He? Who?
And why Hermes? Because of the winged sandals?

[Johanna]

Heh. You guys are the best. It's so much fun to come home from work and end up in the middle of laundry god discussion. :-)

And yes, I do believe in this laundry god. But I wish he/she wouldn't always eat my favorite socks.

[KC]

Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "Hehe! that reminds me of Terry Pratchett's book. :-)
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Yes! Did you think of rattling kitchen drawers too? :-D

Well, does he have a Hermes complex?

He? Who?
And why Hermes? Because of..."

He, the god of laundry.
Hermes because he's a trickster and patron of thieves. But could be he also just likes mismatched socks for his sandals ;-)

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Heh. You guys are the best. It's so much fun to come home from work and end up in the middle of laundry god discussion. :-)

And yes, I do believe in this laundry god. But I wish he/she wouldn't al..."

LOL, it is fun, isn't it :-)
And i agree with you, why does s/he always feast on (clean, at least) favorite socks? why... ;-)

[Calathea]

KC wrote: "And i agree with you, why does s/he always feast on (clean, at least) favorite socks? why... ;-) "

Actually, s/he takes what s/he can get. Even if you bought a whole lot of same looking pairs of socks, after a while there will odd numbers.

Does that make the washing machine the altar of the God(ess) of Laundry? ;-)

[K.Z.]

KC wrote: "Well, does he have a Hermes complex? Should not I be the one to choose which socks i'm sacrificing?"

Nope, you're not allowed to choose. The god chooses ('cause gods can do that).

The altar is not visible to mortals. It exists on its own plane, somewhere between the washer and the dryer.

[KC]

Calathea wrote: "Actually, s/he takes what s/he can get. Even if you bought a whole lot of same looking pairs of socks, after a while there will odd numbers.

Does that make the washing machine the altar of the God(ess) of Laundry? ;-) "

Hm... good point... so not a vendetta against my fav socks ;-)

Heh, probably :-) So if it stops working, it means they have indigestion? This is progressing towards TMI territory, i mean, how much do we really want to know about the private lives of (household) gods?

[Susinok]

KC wrote: "Hermes because he's a trickster and patron of thieves. But could be he also just likes mismatched socks for his sandals ;-) "

And here I was thinking Hermes the designing house... though what THEY would have to do with laundry, I don't know, since most of it would be dry clean only.

[KC]

K.Z. wrote: "KC wrote: "Well, does he have a Hermes complex? Should not I be the one to choose which socks i'm sacrificing?"

Nope, you're not allowed to choose. The god chooses ('cause gods can do that).

The altar is not visible to mortals. It exists on its own plane, somewhere between the washer and the dryer.
"

*mumblesmumblestuffnotfairtinygods* Do they know that I can choose not to believe in them? And i'm gonna check that plane. Go forth, unicorn!

[HJ]

KC wrote: "He, the god of laundry.
Hermes because he's a trickster and patron of thieves. But could be he also just likes mismatched socks for his sandals ;-) ..."

Sandals with socks? Shudders.

[Reggie]

K.Z. wrote: "Hj wrote: "Josh wrote: "Hj wrote: "KC wrote: "At least the mystery was solved :-) I have a sock mystery going on - each week, for the past two weeks, one favorite sock disappears... ..."

From bitt..."

We've always called him/her, The Sock Fairie. You know, like The Tooth Fairie, without the money. The Sock Fairie is very mischievous. Part of the fun of doing laundry to see which socks were the chosen ones. =)

We have another Fairie that rearranges our closets and mixes up whose close are in whose closet, but that's another story. ,)

[KC]

Reggie wrote: Part of the fun of doing laundry to see which socks were the chosen ones. =)"

This is definitely how i'm gonna look at it from now on :-)

[Antonella]

Hj wrote: "KC wrote: "He, the god of laundry.
Hermes because he's a trickster and patron of thieves. But could be he also just likes mismatched socks for his sandals ;-) ..."

Sandals with socks? Shudders."

Probably Hermes is German or Swiss-German ;-)

[Anne]

He might be Norwegian as well, considering his fasshion sense (or lack thereof)

[Susinok]

For my laundry, I think Loki is in charge... I can put three pairs of socks in, and get 1 pair back out. Sigh. Greedy greedy.

[KC]

Susinok wrote: "For my laundry, I think Loki is in charge... I can put three pairs of socks in, and get 1 pair back out. Sigh. Greedy greedy."

Is it a matching pair? :-) tricksy, these laundry gods...

[Calathea]

Antonella wrote: "Probably Hermes is German or Swiss-German ;-) "

May I add "...and over 55."? ;-)

[HJ]

Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Probably Hermes is German or Swiss-German ;-) "

May I add "...and over 55."? ;-)"

Is this because he's wearing socks with his sandals? or is there a Swiss, German and/or Norwegian joke here that I'm missing?

If it is socks and sandals, he's English with shorts and white hairy legs...

[Antonella]

Hj wrote: "Is this because he's wearing socks with his sandals? or is there a Swiss, German and/or Norwegian joke here that I'm missing?"

Sandals with socks are very much frown upon in Italy, and very normal in Switzerland/Germany.

[HJ]

Antonella wrote: "Hj wrote: "Is this because he's wearing socks with his sandals? or is there a Swiss, German and/or Norwegian joke here that I'm missing?"

Sandals with socks are very much frown upon in Italy, and ..."

It's a bit of a cliche in England, also frowned upon!

[J.P.]

Sandals with socks (of a variety of colors) are still quite popular in the 'hippy' cities of the American west as well. It gets too cold sometimes for those poor exposed tootsies.

[K.Z.]

I don't know why, but I've always hated seeing men in sandals, socks or not. I just don't like looking at feet, period. :)

[Anne]

Ditto in Norway :)

[Josh]

Hj wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Probably Hermes is German or Swiss-German ;-) "

May I add "...and over 55."? ;-)"

Is this because he's wearing socks with his sandals? or is there a Swiss, Ger..."

Oh. DEAR.

[Josh]

JP wrote: "Sandals with socks (of a variety of colors) are still quite popular in the 'hippy' cities of the American west as well. It gets too cold sometimes for those poor exposed tootsies."

Whaaaaaa--??!!! Not in California, I assure you!!! :-D

[Calathea]

New post on Josh's blog that you definitely shouldn't miss. Just saying.

About That Super Secret Special Holiday Project…

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "New post on Josh's blog that you definitely shouldn't miss. Just saying.
About That Super Secret Special Holiday Project…
"

Aah! Thank you for the heads-up, Calathea. If this didn't make my day I don't know what will!

I actually feel like I'm now waiting for something as wonderful as Adrien English books and Come Unto These Yellow Sands combined... and what could be better than that?! :-)

[Johanna]

Oh, and Josh dear: Do remember to take care that there is going to be enough those print books available when it's published. :-)

I mean, these books are going to be in your readers' greedy hands before you manage to say "John Tomkins"... ;-)

[Antonella]

Wow! And double wow! ;-))

Thank you for telling this, dear Calathea!

[Valerie]

How exciting! Sounds like it will be a lot of fun.

[Alison]

Calathea wrote: "New post on Josh's blog that you definitely shouldn't miss. Just saying.
About That Super Secret Special Holiday Project…
"

I just saw that on Facebook a minute ago. Holy cow. Be still, my heart. I am so excited! What a brilliant idea.

Also, there's the Petit Morts collection out today. I don't know how to make a link here, or I would.

Two exciting things in one morning! Thank you, Josh.

[KC]

Sweet Spot The Petit Mort Stories collection:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

:-)

[KC]

A very exciting morning indeed! :-)

[Jordan]

Wow... this is amazing. I want to pre-order it right now!

The part that scares me a little is the addition of the plot line where Adrien can actually die. eeep!

[Susinok]

Well the challenge will be to keep him alive, eh? :)

Kind of like an old adventure game, where many choices end in creative ways to die.

[Josh]

I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D"

I can't see why anyone wouldn't!!!???

[Johanna]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D"

I can't see why anyone wouldn't!!!???"

If we don't think about the fact that we might end up killing Adrien... ;-)

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D"

I can't see why anyone wouldn't!!!???"

Well, his last idea didn't find the universal approval I personally would have foreseen...

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D"

I can't see why anyone wouldn't!!!???"

Well, his last idea didn't find the universal approval I personally would have foreseen..."

Yes, indeed. That last idea was a pretty definite NAY. :-D

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D"

I can't see why anyone wouldn't!!!???"

Well, people started hoping for a new novel, so I wanted to get the word out quickly that it wasn't going to be that.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm so glad you all like the idea! :-D"

I can't see why anyone wouldn't!!!???"

Well, people started hoping for a new novel, so I wanted to get the word out quickly th..."

Oh. Okay. :-)

[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "If we don't think about the fact that we might end up killing Adrien... ;-)"

No! Well, I can just see myself conscientiously trying to avoid that and failing. : (

Then backtracking and trying again. I see where a slice of my winter break is heading. : )

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "If we don't think about the fact that we might end up killing Adrien... ;-)"

No! Well, I can just see myself conscientiously trying to avoid that and failing. : (

Then backtracki..."

LOL. Let's try NOT to kill him. Not at least slowly in a hospital. Adrien wished that he would die suddenly... maybe Josh will give us lightning? ;-)

ETA: Oh no, I wish I didn't write that. Forgive me Adrien. I want to keep you alive. But I'm afraid I will suck in it...

[Calathea]

Can't we do the CYOA together? Like, reading out loud passages to each other and then decide together where to go from there. I did this once years ago with a fantasy CYOA and it was tons of fun. :-D

Hm, now that I think about it, back then the decision was made by rolling dice or throwing coins. Took you into some unsuspected directions. ;-)

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Can't we do the CYOA together? Like, reading out loud passages to each other and then decide together where to go from there. I did this once years ago with a fantasy CYOA and it was tons of fun. :..."

That would be so much fun. I'm in. :-)

[Calathea]

*big grin*

And there is always Skype or Google Hangout to make it happen...

[Sara]

Josh, this sounds a brilliant idea. I'm so looking forward to it.

Calathea wrote: "Can't we do the CYOA together? Like, reading out loud passages to each other and then decide together where to go from there. I did this once years ago with a fantasy CYOA and it was tons of fun. :..."

Oh yes, that would be fun!

[Josh]

You guys are so funny -- and so clever!

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "And there is always Skype or Google Hangout to make it happen..."

Ooooh. That would be so cool. :-)