Opportunistic introspectives...
News of the day is that I had some (a full hour and a half) quiet alone time (not to be confused with the other alone time that comprises 98.9% of the rest of my week, as this was sans computer and TV), a perfect opportunity for some quiet introspection. Not that I did, choosing to sit on my ass and completely space out. How did this zen moment come to pass, and how can you similarly block out the rest of the world, in order to better ponder life's mysteries, you ask? Simple, lock yourself out of your home. There's something about the "click" of the latch springing into place that screams "Hrm, and my keys are where?" In this case, the answer was a resounding "Hah! Not on your person! Nor do you have your car keys, bitch!"
I'd planned on going to the Baskin Robbins to get my free Yahoo! 10th anniversary ice cream, and BR is only about a half mile away, so I leisurely strolled over anyway (probably more walking than I've done in quite some time), got my ice cream, walked back, and camped out on the sidewalk in front of my place for an hour til my roommate got home and let me in. I'm a moron. Five minutes prior to her return, in what I initially mistook for a moment of clarity, I remembered the keys we keep stashed in a strategic location for just this contingency. I kick myself for taking this much time to remember that they're there, but hey, at least now I can go inside and put this ugliness behind me. Wrong. Apparently, of the two keys stashed, neither fits the lock I've inadvertently secured and I'm still screwed. Well, at least I got an amusing anecdote out of the ordeal.
Thanks to Amy, Esq. for pointing out my "typos up the ass" in yesterday's post. Two mistakes in the same four-word parenthetical aside -- that's even bad for my crappy typing skills. One was a legitimate typo, the other was a bona fide error on my part, substituting "might" where I meant "mite". Didn't even know that I've been making that mistake all these years. This is one of my biggest pet peeves, people who use the wrong word(s) in common idioms and/or colloquialisms. My best example of this is an English teacher I had in high school, Ms. Sykes. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, she was the poster child for the proverb "Those who don't know, teach." (In all fairness, so was I when I was a corporate trainer, I uesd to make shit up all the time.) She used to be fond of the phrase, "for instance". Except she'd ALWAYS say "for an instant" Finally, one day, I couldn't take it any more, and I corrected her. I raised my hand, respectfully, and in what I thought was a very constructive and non-judgemental way, informed her that it was my belief that what she meant was "for instance". "'For an instant' makes no contextual sense, and largely undermines your competency as an English teacher." Needless to say, I didn't fare well in that class. There are a bunch more examples, but I can't think of any amusing illustrations at the moment; more on that as my mental facilities improve. There are the usual there/their/they're, two/to/too, who's/whose, etc. Homophones aren't as egregious a transgression, but I'm still loathe to make that kind of stupid mistake. I'm my own worst critic.
I've been invited to a poker game on Saturday evening, being held by a former co-worker's husband, wonder how much I could potentially take those guys for? It's been ages since I've played poker, and I'm not all that experienced at Texas Hold 'em, but poker's poker, right? I miss having a regular weekly game, playing cards, taking (or giving away) people's money, drinking and bullshitting...it could be a fun distraction. Wish me luck.
Here are some random web findings discovered today, enjoy.
-Geeky article-and-accompanying-pointless-but-somewhat-interactive poll of the day: How many of the top 100 gadgets of all time have you owned? (Even though I don't necessarily agree with their choices.) My figure is 38. I'd initially planned on listing them, but damn...that's a long list and it's a pain in the ass...
-MILF-contented, semi-humourous blog of the day: supersmithers.com
-Semi-humourous celebrity gossip/mocking site of the day: thesuperficial.com
I'd planned on going to the Baskin Robbins to get my free Yahoo! 10th anniversary ice cream, and BR is only about a half mile away, so I leisurely strolled over anyway (probably more walking than I've done in quite some time), got my ice cream, walked back, and camped out on the sidewalk in front of my place for an hour til my roommate got home and let me in. I'm a moron. Five minutes prior to her return, in what I initially mistook for a moment of clarity, I remembered the keys we keep stashed in a strategic location for just this contingency. I kick myself for taking this much time to remember that they're there, but hey, at least now I can go inside and put this ugliness behind me. Wrong. Apparently, of the two keys stashed, neither fits the lock I've inadvertently secured and I'm still screwed. Well, at least I got an amusing anecdote out of the ordeal.
Thanks to Amy, Esq. for pointing out my "typos up the ass" in yesterday's post. Two mistakes in the same four-word parenthetical aside -- that's even bad for my crappy typing skills. One was a legitimate typo, the other was a bona fide error on my part, substituting "might" where I meant "mite". Didn't even know that I've been making that mistake all these years. This is one of my biggest pet peeves, people who use the wrong word(s) in common idioms and/or colloquialisms. My best example of this is an English teacher I had in high school, Ms. Sykes. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, she was the poster child for the proverb "Those who don't know, teach." (In all fairness, so was I when I was a corporate trainer, I uesd to make shit up all the time.) She used to be fond of the phrase, "for instance". Except she'd ALWAYS say "for an instant" Finally, one day, I couldn't take it any more, and I corrected her. I raised my hand, respectfully, and in what I thought was a very constructive and non-judgemental way, informed her that it was my belief that what she meant was "for instance". "'For an instant' makes no contextual sense, and largely undermines your competency as an English teacher." Needless to say, I didn't fare well in that class. There are a bunch more examples, but I can't think of any amusing illustrations at the moment; more on that as my mental facilities improve. There are the usual there/their/they're, two/to/too, who's/whose, etc. Homophones aren't as egregious a transgression, but I'm still loathe to make that kind of stupid mistake. I'm my own worst critic.
I've been invited to a poker game on Saturday evening, being held by a former co-worker's husband, wonder how much I could potentially take those guys for? It's been ages since I've played poker, and I'm not all that experienced at Texas Hold 'em, but poker's poker, right? I miss having a regular weekly game, playing cards, taking (or giving away) people's money, drinking and bullshitting...it could be a fun distraction. Wish me luck.
Here are some random web findings discovered today, enjoy.
-Geeky article-and-accompanying-pointless-but-somewhat-interactive poll of the day: How many of the top 100 gadgets of all time have you owned? (Even though I don't necessarily agree with their choices.) My figure is 38. I'd initially planned on listing them, but damn...that's a long list and it's a pain in the ass...
-MILF-contented, semi-humourous blog of the day: supersmithers.com
-Semi-humourous celebrity gossip/mocking site of the day: thesuperficial.com
posted by Gene at 7:59 AM
1 Comments:
Duh, that's in addition to clubbing, not in lieu of...starts at like 7, so I should have two hours to win some money prior to our usual Saturday night carousing...
And just for that, I'm making sure you lock yourself (or we lock you out) of home, car, or other at some point...no one likes a smartass...
I don't know who Charlie Kaufman is, but I'm guessing he's your hunky crush of the week?
Don't mock the craigslist!
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