I've laughed a lot in the past 24 hours, which given the fast-paced start to the New Year, is definitely a good thing. On the off chance you like laughing too, I thought I'd share a couple of funnies.
I was on the phone with my brother, Ron, this morning. He told me the family was in the middle of a game of Scrabble. It was dad's turn to choose letters and he didn't like the ones he took, so, surruptitiously, he tried to put a few tiles back. Only, in fiddling with the tile bag and the tiles, he spilled the entire bag of tiles on the floor, thereby alerting everyone to his cheating. I could easily imagine the scene - but then I didn't have to anymore - as the uproar in the background of our phone conversation told me everything I needed to know!
A bit later I was surfing www.lastminute.com and noticed a few words in the top right corner which read: "The boss is watching - look busy". When you click on the link offered by those words, the site switches from pages of travel deals to this. Very ingenious!
Emma and I are off to see Keane in concert tonight. I was just thinking about how much Poddy hates Keane. If he knew about it in advance, I could imagine him grimmacing that uniquely Poddy grimace while pulling a few clumps of hair out. He might even let out one of those pained screams he did when I forced him to watch a bit of Coldplay with me at Glastonbury two years ago. That made me laugh too.
I was trapped in the bloody mud at Glastonbury.
Posted by: ian | January 28, 2007 at 01:24 AM
I think you know what kind of atonement is necessary.
http://www.noisepop.com/2007/schedule.php
Posted by: Ian | January 30, 2007 at 04:33 AM
Excellent recommendations. I wonder if Sebadoh still sound as cool as they used to on the tapes that Howard Cory made for me in 1994?
Posted by: David | February 01, 2007 at 10:57 PM