Mood: cheeky
Doesn't this emoticon look like he just bit into a lemon?
If you haven't heard by now, I have two really good bits of new:
o my brother got married on the 4th!!! Be sure to check out the pictures.
o I'm going to be published! An article I wrote based on my blog entry about old movies is going to be published in the Harrisburg Patriot News. Woo hoo! :) I will sign autographs for a nominal fee.
Anyway, I have a rough draft of "Notes on Style" that needs to be finished in just over two hours, but instead I'm blogging. Go figure.
I emailed Sharon my original draft, which I will share with you now:
Here is my essay on style.
Style is very important. If you re-arrange the letters in style, it spells lytes which is short for electrolytes which is what you use when you need to see in a dark room.
Here are some notes on style:
a
b-flat
d
c-sharp
clef
and cliff's.
This is the end of my essay. Period....... .
Wonder if I could actually hand that in...
We had to do another assignment for class tonight which I have already finished. We're doing imitation exercises where we have to copy, by hand, certain passages and then we have to re-write the passages changing the subject material or words while retaining the original voice. This time we had to do bible verses. Here are my re-writes of three classic bible verses:
Bible verse 1 imitated to reflect a pizza delivery guy.
I awoke and felt within myself that my stomach was not yet to the fullest, nor the fridge to the stocked, neither yet bread to the ready, nor yet snacks or meals of value, not any favour to a man of hunger; but luck and convenience happeneth to save me. For man also knoweth how to call: as the fish sticks that are frozen in an evil lump, and as the chicken that are freezer burned in the bag; so are the pangs of hunger growing at a dangerous rate, when it cometh suddenly upon him. This number have I seen in the phone book, and it seemed great unto me. This was a little city, and few men lived in it, and there came a great Hut within it, and upon it, and growing up all around it. Now there was found in it a poor delivery man, and he by his pizza delivered the city, yet no man tipped the same poor man. Then said I, pizza is the bringer of strength: nevertheless the poor man?s delivery is despised, and his tips are not given. The swear words of delivery men are heard out loud more than the kind words of him that are spoken among friends. Pizza is better than leftovers of yesterday: and one pizza man does much good.
Bible verse 2 imitated to reflect General Hospital in the 80s and 90s.
And so I went, there, to a place far away, where there lived a family accomplished in the art of lying. And I discovered there a first born son who had a wife of many years and who he had once dropped a roof on; because there was infidelity by her. And there were in the same town doctors practicing in the hospital, keeping watch over Port Charles by night and day. And, lo, the devil of the Cassadines came upon them, and a darkness of evil enveloped the town: and they were very afraid. And the devil said unto them: Fear not, for, behold, I bring you no trouble, but great indifference, to all people but Luke Spencer. For unto you is born this day in the country of Greece a prince, which is Nikolas, your Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Luke shall find the babe not until many years later, leaving his wife over it. And suddenly there was around the angel a multitude of snowflakes with Helena praising Stavros and saying: Praise to Cassadines in their glory, and in Port Charles unrest, fear for all Spencers.
Sir Thomas Browne imitated to reflect the 2000 Presidential election.
If the proximity of our last election brought a nearer controversy into it, there was disquietude in Florida rare, and no cooperation from half-wits. But the long recount and living undecideth one for president; when voting makes us the sport of lying, when even Al grew politically cruel, and George could hardly be said to be the wisest of men. But many are too early tired, and before the date of election. Recounting stretcheth our days, misery makes Americans? nights, and time hath no end to it. But the most annoying thing is that which can unwish itself, numbers to be greater, rather never to have been, which was beyond the tolerance of Al, who cursed not the state of Florida, but his naivety; discontent to have so far been, as to have a title of president, although he had gained here but just the popular vote, and as if he had the election.
Well, I'm sure that's more than enough for you to read for now! Off to write my essay!
Quote of the Blog
"Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many O-B-G-Y-N's aren't able to practice their, their love with women all across this country.'' - our illustrious President Bush (insert giggle here)