Felt it was time to try something new.
There's fabric rope that you hoist yourself up on. A thick braided rope dangling from metal beams - back to Phys. Ed., seventh grade. A few trapeze swings. Dozens of medicine balls. And so, we went to town.
Circuit training at each station, and somehow we killed an hour. Tendonitis and carpal tunnel tendencies don't render the workout any easier. I wince through the braided rope lifting. My brain is still young, it is still on the East Coast. My body is not.
In conclusion, I am no longer queen of the monkey bars. Or ten years old.
Burning the Midnight Oil
The coffee's on, and I'm two cups deep into my Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend, and a bag of original Cheetos. I watch the last ep of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. I'll try not to be cynical. Conan said so.
I'm trying to edit a writing piece for a submission for one of the opportunities 'a la Withoutabox. It's a Saturday night, and Friday was a doozy, leaving most of this afternoon and tonight being the only real window of time, considering the hustle-and-bustle of the daily grind leaves you with sparse time, not to mention little energy. If only I had more time...
'I Gotta Feeling'
Does it bother ANYONE ELSE that the hit single by the Black Eyed Peas is grammatically, completely incorrect? 'Gotta', being a form of 'got to', is supposed to be followed by an infinitive verb of some sort. Since the word following the hot track's verb is a noun, 'Feeling,' the form of 'I Gotta', is not in fact what the song's title should be utilizing, but 'I've Got A', since it is describing a possession of a direct object noun, in this case, it should be 'I've Got A Feeling.'
Way to go for supporting education, American pop stars.
'Dear Black Eyed Peas,
Did you know that the title of your song is grammatically incorrect? As music professionals and songwriters, you should be fully aware of your lyrics. Now, millions of kids who aren't paying attention in school that absorb the Billboard's Top 100 singles more likely than classic American literature, will think that this is correct phrasing. And what's a tragedy is that when they become college kids and young professionals, they will still get the phrasing wrong. You know better. At least we hope you do. Have you every considered writing your lyrics on Microsoft Word ? It has grammar and spell-check.'
Perhaps what is sadder are the enablers, accepting all this. If the song wasn't so damn catchy...
COTW
