Meeting notes 18th November 2009-11-18

In attendance: David C, special guest Alex (David’s daughter) Jo, Terry, Helene, Melissa, Vala, Kath, Wendy, Robyn, and Mandy

Well! What a meeting. Fun and frivolity. The odd story. An interesting exercise. A quickwrite to test us all. What a team.

Firstly Brags…Robyn got a ticket (that’s an unbrag) David…he brought Alex along…poor Alex oops I think I missed one or two…what the heck.

Thence to Words of the Day
David C…epitome of finesse (that’s two) epitome…a condensed account, miniature
Finesse…delicacy of execution, elegance,
Terry amenuensis…a person who writes down what another has said (shorthand?)
Helene esoteric… understood by or meant for a select few, a secret
Melissa skull doggery…devious, unscrupulous behaviour
Vala unfriend…to remove someone, previously a friend, from Facebook page
Intexticated…someone who is under the influence of texting
Tramp stamp…tattoo on a woman’s middle lower back
Wendy Hebetude…dullness of mind, lethargy
Robyn Ironic…expressing one thing and meaning the opposite (a tortoise
called speedy)
Emend…to correct, rectify
Mandy insouciance…without care (insouciant young bohemians who couldn’t care
less)

Homework readings…O’Reilly’s Clock…a story or poem in 50 words (David ????)
Like always a broad range of poetry and prose ranging from hanging to robbery to the IRA to the sun as a clock. Clever buggers aren’t we?

Exercise…Well! So many exclamations. You started it Jo. What a discussion this produced.
How we all laughed! How we all nearly cried! How we all nearly murdered Jo!
Then, as if to rub the proverbial salt into the wound (last cliché) Jo presented us with three pictures and a series of questions. I think the answer really was that the aged man and woman, after closely studying the sculpture of “Man is Mortal” got into their Mini Minor, drove along a bumpy road, with rocks falling all around, skidded almost off a cliff, and then went home and had three cups of tea.
Well! I don’t know about you but I was exhausted after that…but then came…

The Quickwrite…
(from Melissa’s Writer’s Block module)…Explaining the facts of life…
Some very interesting stories…tall tales and true from our legendary past…again prose and poetic versions…how did we ever past the teen years?

Homework (by Vala) A picture of a broom outside a doorway…Who left the broom? Who left the door open? What is happening in the dim interior? 9What will happen outside in the light?

Some admin. stuff…Last meeting for this year December 16th
First meeting for 2010 on first Wed. in February

Next week: Facilitator is Mandy Exercise by Helene Homework by Jo

Also have a great Christmas Melissa with your family back in the old US of A. See you in 2010

See you all soon, Terry