Eight things that I have learned this week and from whom:
1. My inner rock star is Macy Gray and my sense of humor is sarcasm. From Emode.
2. It is more important to discriminate against gays than to protect the ENTIRE damn country. From the news.
3. The drink with Campari, gin and sweet vermouth is called a negroni. Not a negrita, so I no longer have to be offended by that bartender telling me that it is his favorite drink. From internet research.
4. My dad's cordless phone works all the way to the street. From my dad.
5. I tend to err on the side of rationality, so if I am being worried about over-reacting or being irrational, I should keep that in mind(his interpretation). Also, that I am an egomaniacal bitch (my own interpretation). From my therapist.
6. I thought that B*****, J***e and Martha were all opposed to the aspirate w(H) sound in *what* *where* and *white* but it turns out, that B***** thinks it is appropriate to make that ridiculous sound. I also realized that I make the aspirate w(H) sound, but as a joke, but like most of my jokes, it is only I who realize I am joking. From a 30 email-long email thread between the interested parties.
7. The phrase "next door neighbor" should be hyphenated as such: "next-door neighbor." And the phrase "three week vacation" should be hyphenated as such: "three-week vacation." From the questions I missed in my copyediting class.
8. Susan Minot writes fluff. From my reading of Folly by Susan Minot.