Things I learnt from watching the Tori Amos episode of On Air with Ryan Seacrest (whom I find just a little annoying, but I couldn't say why):- Tori's got a new DVD/CD release coming out on May 18, called "Welcome to Sunny Florida".
- The Backstreet Boys (and I'm probably happier about this than anyone reading this, but hey) are gonna have a new album out this Summer and they're touring in the Fall (feel free to express any sort of sarcastic comment you may have about them. I can't/won't stop you.)
Grammar and Spelling Issues Encountered this Week:- Headline from the Toronto Sun: "GM knows its judgement time". Now, this was in the Sports section (some guy was reading it on the subway), so I have no idea what GM stands for (General Manager?), but unless the headline is referring to the fact that GM knows how long it takes him/her/it to judge things, then there's something wrong here.
- University student sitting outside a classroom was saying how he's pretty sure the acronyms for some of the university groups are formed on purpose... i.e., the full names of the groups are chosen in order to give acronyms that are actual words. "Like, I heard about one the other day...it was like, 8 letters long. What was it? Oh, right: 'E.N.O.U.G.H.'. That HAD to be on purpose, because how often would you get U-G-H-T otherwise?"
Now...okay. First off: since when does 'enough' have like, 8 letters in it? Secondly: U-G-H-T?? What is this "T" at the end?! And why is it that the two other people he was talking to didn't notice and/or didn't correct him?
Questions:
1. "How long till my soul gets it right?" -- Indigo Girls
Oh, who knows. Probably our souls will all keep trying and trying (and trying) to get it right, but never quite get there. Or maybe we've already gotten it right and just don't know it yet. Though then again, perhaps if we "got it right" we'd feel something special, eh? Some sort of moment where things feel like they click? And if that's the case, I haven't gotten it right yet. But here's hoping I will...and you too, anonymous questioner.
2. Why, oh why, am I not capable of doing actual WORK??
Hmm. Maybe you hang around me too much, Suz. I'm a bad influence or something. Though, actually, I haven't seen you in a while, which, if I were right, would imply you would work better in my absence. Which is apparently not the case. So...to answer your question....I don't know. :)
3. Have I ever made you listen to much Sarah Slean stuff?
Nope, not yet. I only know that one song, "Sweet Ones".
4. D'you understand a single word he just said?
Heh.
Snatch is a good movie. And actually, the one word I understood/remember/know from the big long spew that preceeds that quote is "periwinkle". Lol. "It's not Irish, not English. It's just Pikey."
