Luxury on a Desert Island
Just been over at Vallyp's blog (http://vereeniging.blogspot.com/) She has continued the Desert Island theme by asking which one luxury item you would choose to take.
My first instinct was to follow Gypsy Noir's champagne lead and take one fabulous bottle of red, but I'd probably go mad deciding when to open it. I decided it would need to be something I could re-use endlessly.
With long-term survival in mind, I think I might opt for a top-quality down duvet with a beautiful fine cotton cover. I have a tendency to dive for bed when things get too much, and I think this would provide some essential back-to-the-womb therapy for the less idyllic moments.
Failing that, perhaps a huge book of great comedy scripts? I can't imagine life without humour, and I suspect the possibilities on my island may be limited to giggling at the odd rudely-shaped coconut. (Or cactus, if it really is desert).
Ideally though, a laptop with broadband and unlimited battery supply would be the ultimate, and would provide me with news, music, comedy, literature and art. I suspect however this is cheating. How technologically sophisticated is this island, Val?
Until next time ...
Margie.
My first instinct was to follow Gypsy Noir's champagne lead and take one fabulous bottle of red, but I'd probably go mad deciding when to open it. I decided it would need to be something I could re-use endlessly.
With long-term survival in mind, I think I might opt for a top-quality down duvet with a beautiful fine cotton cover. I have a tendency to dive for bed when things get too much, and I think this would provide some essential back-to-the-womb therapy for the less idyllic moments.
Failing that, perhaps a huge book of great comedy scripts? I can't imagine life without humour, and I suspect the possibilities on my island may be limited to giggling at the odd rudely-shaped coconut. (Or cactus, if it really is desert).
Ideally though, a laptop with broadband and unlimited battery supply would be the ultimate, and would provide me with news, music, comedy, literature and art. I suspect however this is cheating. How technologically sophisticated is this island, Val?
Until next time ...
Margie.
posted by MargieCM at 10:05 am
24 Comments:
i like the lap top idea margie as we could order in loads of luxurie items online and get them delivered by i gorgeous delivery bloke..lol...
I like your thinking Gypsy - let's just hope the gorgeous delivery bloke has endlessly rechargeable batteries too!
You two are taking cheating to the limit! LOLOLOL. Gypsy you're wicked! I love it! But no, no, no, definitely no gorgeous delivery blokes...you're on your own honeypie..;-)
However, given the lack of technology on this desert island, and definitely no wiFi (!), I like your idea of the snuggly down duvet Margie....I also tend to take to my bed as my defense mechanism, so a really really comfy down duvet sounds great!
Could do with the nice bottle of Red too, but guess it wouldn't last very long...
Nice post.. I like the continuation to this theme. Let's see what else comes up, hey? Thanks, Margie xx
PS, I love the idea of finding comedy in rudely shaped coconuts...you could fill time by writing your own comedy script on that subject!
can the supplys be dropped in by helicopter?..no gorgeous delivery guy just a luxery hamper..lol...i better not get started on the coconuts...lol...
I don't know about you, Margie, but I think you, Gypsy, should avoid desert islands and go for one of those paradise island jobs instead..lol..luxury hampers indeed!
ok luxury item...a 60ft barge..
Gypsy, I think a WHOLE BARGE might be stretching it a bit. I mean, it wouldn't be empty, would it? (It would have to have Val in it, for a start).
No, I think I'll just stay within the 'rules' and be satisfied with my duvet and my rudely-shaped coconuts.
Val, I like the idea of writing a comedy script about these. I can see it being quite surreal. No, on second thoughts, perhaps I'll make it a musical - I can see myself on my island entertaining the monkeys with that old music-hall standard:
"I've got some lov-er-ly phallic coconuts
(and a banana)
Here's another shaped just like a bum ..
(not a banana)
Big ones, small ones, ruder than anything,
They fall from the trees as bold as you please
And I pick them up and sing -
Oh! I've got ...
Well, you get the picture.
I never said being on a desert island would improve the mind ...
bannanas anyone?...
No way, Gypsy. The Queensland cyclones have ripped up an entire crop this season, and we're paying up to $15 Aust. a kilo for the things.
Mind you, at that price, you'd want to be sure they had more than one use!
(OK I've stopped now. I really AM a nice girl, honestly.)
Would you like me to get the address for you?
Ooo, yes please! And can you source some chaff-resistant underwear too!
Thanks for stopping by.
Will read yours now i'm here.
Ok. My item would be a phone book. Pretty useless without a phone but it will work as:
A seat
A step-up for reaching the coconuts
A weight for fishing
A sun hat (opened in midle and straddling both sides)
A raft
Ooo the list in endless.
Oh Margie I'm still laughing!...your coconut song is brilliant..Pleeeeease finish it! Absolutely excellent. I see Gypsy's been pushing the boat out even further..lol..and I like Delbut's phone book idea too. Very practical..proves his idea of luxury is man sized..;-)
Thanks for your comment on my bike post, Margie. I'm also very pleased we have all these wonderful bike lanes here. It makes it all so much more relaxed, in spite of the loony scooter riders. I can't imagine wearing a helmet on my bike, but then you never know what Brussels will come up with next!
Hi Margie,
I found your blog via Val's blog. Another writer! We are getting ready for world domination, Val and I, and would love to have you aboard! What kind of writing are you interested in producing?
Cheers,
AM
P.S.- I chose Pete as my luxury item, so we are all cheaters in Val's eyes!
Ooh - lovely. People to talk to. (Or should that be lovely people to talk to?). Delbut - I have dealt with you on yours my angel - I still don't know why the mysterious hand of fate deleted my response here though.
Anguselvis - I'm trying hard not to think about splintering coconuts you fiend - I do like your thinking on the robe though. Very cosy and luxurious.
Val - I think I peaked too soon on the coconut song, but I'll give it some thought for you. Glad you liked it!
Anne-Marie, all I really want to do is write rude songs about tropical fruit. No, that's not true. I'm still finding my feet, but the fact is that every time I sit down to produce anything that is not facetious, abstract or expository, I end up in that dangerous territory where no matter how you disguise characters, events or concepts, it becomes so personal that it's un-sharable.
They do say evry writer's first real work is autobiographical no matter what it's about, so perhaps I'll just have to get that out of the way first and get on with it.
Since no-one will read it anyway, it hardly matters!
Thanks everyone.
Hi Margie,
Yep, a laptop would be on the top of the list there. But failing that, a book of comedy scripts would be a good one, yep indeed. How about something like Tragically I was the Only Twin - The Complete Peter Cook?
Speaking of Peter Cook, have you looked up the stuff at youtube? I was amazed to find videos of Cook's and Moore's 1973 Behind the Fridge tour there, never even knew videos of it existed! There were Hello and Mini-Drama that are on the Good Evening album but also two other bits that I'd not heard/seen before.
Maria
Hi Margie,
I didn't really get autobiographical under I started work on my 3rd novel (none of which are published yet, mind you). The first two are purely fictional, although maybe I'll shop the 3rd one first and keep things as they should be.
As long as the subjects don't read about themselves, I say go for it!
Cheers,
AM
Hi Margie, I appreciate your recent comment about enjoying my work.
I say “my work” because that is often what it is. I do aim for a certain audience, and you do seem to fit. You see, I try to write for intelligent people, even when I’m writing like an adolescent. I think you may have picked-up on that. I don’t always try to write over the heads of the average reader, but there are times when I do try to sneak one by them.
I certainly hope you find me amusing, hopefully with a dry wit, at times a little macabre, and best of all, I hope you have the odd belly laugh! I love it when women laugh with their bellies.
Tommy D______
PS; I wrote something for you a while ago, because you said something nice about me on Rachel’s blog. But I never got around to posting it here, on your blog, and I have no idea if I kept it, and if so, what the hell I would have named it or where I would have filed it. “A Man Needs A Maid” – Neil Young got that right!
PPS; I just saved this as Hi Margie ‘cause that’s what WORD suggested and I’m too tired to change it.
Good Night
Hi 'M' (The Divine Miss M - do you know who I mean? It's not fair if you have to Google in order to answer the question.)
Thanks for dropping by. I've had my comments option turned off for quite a while (4 or 5 months? I don’t recall) because I didn't feel like spending the time commenting on the comments that other bloggers would leave. I always felt that I was obligated to participate in a dialogue and to not respond would be terribly impolite, even rude perhaps. So, not to be rude, I turned them off. I turned them back on the other day – why I don’t know. Maybe just so people could say, “Heh! I liked that song.” Or conversely.... I can’t think of anything to say here.
I deleted all the previous comments that I received from other bloggers but I have saved most of them, somewhere, in a word document. Many of them were quite witty, funny, and/or provoking. There are a lot of articulate people out there.
I've also saved, if not all, most of my comments on Pete's previous blog. One day I may try to locate them all, edit them, try to make sense of them, rearrange them, and use them somewhere.
Tommy D_____
Ok Margie, since you lot are so sneaky and keep finding ways of sneaking men and others (but mostly men) in to this desert Island, who would you most like to be stranded with, and why???
My last post on Rachel's blog was for you Margie. More Neil Young? Start with "After The Goldrush" - 1970. Its 36 years old! Listen to this LP, then talk to your male friends. Quiz them in depth about this LP! I think that could turn into a Hoot.
Tommy D_____
My last post here (above) was in reply to what Vallyp had to say. Just wanted to let Val know that I could be a contender!
Margie, before you answer Vallyp, I'd just like to remind you how to spell my name. It is Tommy D_____
Good Night
Yes, Tommy D _____ (Got it now, thanks), I know the Divine Miss M - saw her on Parkinson just last night as it happens. I will indeed do your prescribed homework with Neil Young. Thanks! I appreciate your posting here - It's hard to keep up with everyone you want to on these blogs, and I do struggle for the time. I might write a proper post on the subject sometime.
Oh, Val - that is impossible! I think you've stumped me at last. If I say anyone other than "my husband", I'm in trouble(not with him - he doesn't read blogs), but if I choose anyone else, where to start? Pretty sure it would be a man (stop your sniggering - I really do seem to enjoy the company of more men than women), and there are a few condenders - maybe Tommy D_____ you could keep my mind from stagnating! Suffice to say it would need to be someone I felt close enough to so there'd be physical contact - not necessarily sex, although that would be nice - and someone with a creative brain and a good line in conversation. Sense of humour absolutely non-negotiable.
Any good?
M x
OK Margie, given that the conditions of stranding are that we cannot have our partners/husbands/admirers ;-) with us, I agree about the sense of humour and the good conversation. Strangely, I think I would choose to be stranded with my closest friend of all time who I hardly see (very sadly) now because I left South Africa and she still lives in Johannesburg. We could have a wonderful time laughing at absurdities (as we always did)and catching up with our lives. She is my complete opposite in that she is very feminine and a real lady, so that when we go shopping together, she goes to the fashion departments while I check out the power tools! The contrast makes for a very lively friendship, and we have never been bored in each other's company.
I don't think I'd want to take the risk of someone I wasn't very close to, and although I also enjoy the company of men tremendously, there is always a risk that on a desert island a beautiful friendship may become soured by the unaccustomed intimacy. You never know! In those circumstances, I think I would depart from my usual spirit of adventure and play it safe..;-)
xx Val
PS Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment on my blog, Margie. I was moved by your account of the old woman you helped. I rather think my father feels the same way these days.
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