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October 1, 2009

Edit: OHHAIKASS.

I would also like to point out that there has been a spider on my ceiling since last night, and it has moved an astounding six feet in the past seven hours. Good job, Mr. Spider.

v. To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision.

I hope it isn't too presumptuous of me to say I identify with this word. Because I am nothing if not a Deliberate Evader of Conflict.

Or at least I try to be.

Also, I don't really think that's much of a good thing. :( I mean, suppose it's not terrible to want to avoid conflict, but to go out of one's way to do so is a bit of a problem. Like Hester's proposition to Dimmesdale!

(OOH, SEGUE. COOL.)

So I was going to write an entry last night about the question Geers posed yesterday in English: in The Scarlet Letter, is Hester, Dimmesdale, or Chillingworth the biggest sinner?

Except every time I think of that question now, I keep thinking about The Biggest Loser. And then the most recent episode of House.

And then the meatball jokes.

Oh, shush.

Anyway. Back from tangent. ALSO BY THE WAY, I finally finished watching the Primetime Emmy Awards show, and Neil Patrick Harris is amazing amazing amazing. And I think I do enjoy watching the Emmys better than I enjoy the Oscars. Ricky Gervais said it best.

But I'm not going to bother finding the quote. Sorry, guys and girls.

To paraphrase (sort of): the Emmys are so much more self-effacing than the Oscars. So much more humor and laughter and ridiculous joking. And TINA FEY. OKAY. TINA FEY. Can't go wrong with Tina Fey.

DO THE OSCARS HAVE TINA FEY?

I didn't think so.

Fine. Maybe they do. But Tina Fey is the absolute number one hottie (what? Did I just use that word? Shush.) at the Emmys, and I am so okay with that. More than okay.

Hello, Tina Fey, I adore you, and if you ever need someone to grovel at your feet, I am your girl.

Just kidding.

I think.

Okay! SO back from that tangent...

I completely forgot what it was I was tangent-ing from.

The Scarlet Letter? House? SAT vocabulary? Excuse me while I scroll back up and reconsider even posting this.

RIGHT. Okay, so The Biggest Sinner starring Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Hester Prynne.

For me, Dimmesdale takes home the prize, hands down.

(That was such a terrible innuendo. Forgive me. I didn't even mean to!)

And I would totally elaborate more on that, except I am considering going to sleep before midnight tonight.

[cue laughter]

(OKAY. SO I realize the title has nothing at all to do with this entry, except for the first paragraphs. BUT I segued! Didn't you see my segues? THEY WERE THE BEST. Do I get brownie points? Cookies? Maybe a chocolate chip? No?)

(Jerks.)

(Oh, hi, Tina Fey. It's me again. I think we should get together and have a cup of coffee together someday. With Jayma Mays, too. Because she is fabulous. And you are fabulous. And we could just all have fabulous cups of coffee and talk about fabulous things. Yes? That sound good? More than good? Why, Ms. Fey, I am flattered. You are truly amazing.)

(I finished Girl, Interrupted this afternoon. Chapter "Mind vs. Brain": it is fairly appropriate and pertinent. To some degree. A small one. Also, it is a beautiful novel, and I highly recommend it.)

(I was hoping to end with something witty.)

(Here it is.)

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