Internet Grammar

I love sites making fun of the interesting versions of the English language present on this interweb.

Henry Jones Jr.

The trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie just came out.  Harrison Ford looks old… but it’s still difficult for me to not get excited.

Illiteracy in Action

Here’s an excerpt from instructions for one of Thea’s college assignments:
“State in the big idea to be developed and then, answer the following by thinking about the answers to the following.”
It’s stuff like this that made filling out those end-of-semester anonymous questionnaire things about professors so much fun.  I remember writing stuff like “The professor [...]

More For Your Money

Thea and I went to Subway for dinner last night. This experience was made more memorable by the kindness of our server, a middle-aged woman with black teeth and pulled back grey hair.
A sign outside said “2 FL Subs 9.99 WPD.” Naturally, we weren’t sure what this meant, so we asked. Apparently [...]

I Thought of Something

Beside our desk I’ve taped some pictures that Thea’s students have drawn for her over the past few months. I’ve decided to share them with you now.

This is by Suzie, age 17. I like how Thea’s pumpkin head balances precariously on her twig-like neck. There’s the shadowy hint of one nostril. [...]

Blah…g

So I took a little break from blogging.
Another birthday down… the… tube. That’s not the expression I’m looking for. Under my belt? Over my head?
I’m 28. My twenties have gone by so fast it’s frightening. It seems like just yesterday I was playing with action figures. Which is ridiculous [...]