U and Non-U in Print

U = Upper class; Non-U, not.
Not exactly applicable to Americans, but fun: "Ten Words That Prove You're Not Posh", from BBC Radio 4.
This one made me laugh:

"8. Vintage
There are a lot of euphemisms when it comes to words on the Non-U list. Seemingly those from the non-upper classes feel the need to avoid the obvious when it comes to language usage. That shirt you’re wearing isn’t vintage, it’s old. When it comes to furniture, there’s no such thing as vintage, it’s antique."

LOL: "That shirt you’re wearing isn’t vintage, it’s old."
In my case, it's a rag.

I. U (Very much not you)

It takes a while for best-sellers to start showing up at the thrift store--yesterday the first copy of Prince Harry's Spare arrived--nine months to the day since it was published on January 10.

I thought I might read it, but I opened it at random and read a few lines  about "Mummy". I just cringed.

Poor little kid, I feel sorry for him, but I doubt that reading more about his pain would increase my wisdom, compassion, or resourcefulness.
("More"--I've already read in-depth reviews.)
Reading such tell-alls feels pornographic for me, looping back on itself, never going anywhere, never satiated.

Below: A much more desirable-to-me donation, an "I LIKE MILK" mug, with beavers, penguins and giraffes, and a clown handle.

II. Me, Non-U

I'm looking at my blog in book form (online). A friend sent me a link to a service that publishes blogs:  PixxiBook.com. The site shows you what your book will look like, a preview of page by turnable page, and it's kinda compelling.

Rereading the blog's first year, I'm fascinated by little daily things I recorded, like that I got my first digital camera in 2008.

Also, I make myself laugh sometimes! I like the person who wrote this post (me) about tapirs (not much). It's the kind of brain-hopping-around thing that makes me happy.
I 've posted it original size for readability, so you might need to scroll right to read it (or, link to orig post). It looks pretty as book pages instead of in blog-post format.

I won't be printing my blog with PixxiBook though. The final charge is still tabulating, but at 84% done, printing an A4 photo-quality hardback would be...

• Approximately:
• 8136 pages in 28 volumes
  $3921.12 ($140.04 per volume)