So, today is the last day of 2007. Some 40-45% of all Americans will make New Year’s resolutions, most (75%) of which will be broken and forgotten before the week is out. The rest will weigh on the shoulders of these poor resolution-makers, bringing guilt and shame that they couldn’t stick to the life-altering and [...]
Entries from December 2007
December 14, 2007
Music for a Friday
So since I am currently unable to finish my mixtape (being unable to create one file from 17), one song will have to suffice.
And on this Friday that is full of sun, bitter cold, reflection, and excitement, I’m feeling particularly Charlotte Gainsbourg-ish (though it was a tough call between this and Iron and Wine’s “Boy [...]
December 13, 2007
The Bastardization of English.
In reading the Big Bad Book Blog, I’ve discovered that many literate, educated, and otherwise intelligent people are perfectly fine with the continued bastardization of the English language.
Apparently, I was lied to by my English teachers, through grammar, secondary, and post-secondary schools. (Please note what “elementary” school is often called.) Apparently it is perfectly acceptable [...]
