Posted in October 2008

This One Looks Into the Future

I’m feeling nostalgic. Which you may think is oxymoronic, but it really isn’t. Because when I thought about the past, I got super excited about the future. Mainly I’m excited about my 10-year reunion. Heck, I was excited about that even before I graduated from high school. But I was thinking about how everyone has … Continue reading »

The One from ‘Henry V’

NIM: How now, mine host Pistol? [host meaning tavern keeper; pimp] PISTOL: Base tick, call’st thou me host? Now by Gad’s lugs [Gad's lugs meaning God's ears] I swear I scorn the term. Nor shall my Nell keep lodgers. HOSTESS: No, by my troth, not long, for we cannot lodge and board a dozen or … Continue reading »

The One Where I Type LyKe DiS

It’s interesting. I’ve always wondered how (and why) someone (mainly preteens) would want to type like this: ThIs Is A pArAgRaPh? No ReAlLy It Is. I MeAn It. ThIs Is A ReAl PaRaGrApH. Not to mention the spelling errors that usually accompany it. Or, I should say “chatspeak.” I’ve always thought that to type this … Continue reading »

Another One

Another fire alarm went off. If you’re counting, that’s twice this week. Three in total. None the actual fire drill.   This one was set off by a bag of burned popcorn.