There are a small but not insignificant number of words that I never learned how to pronounce properly. I attribute this to being a fairly literate kid from early on, and thus learning a lot of my vocabulary from reading rather than conversation. My mother can amuse you with stories of some of the early ones (womb, iron) while the later ones have faded from my memory for the most part. But I found another one yesterday. I always figured that continuity was pronounced "kun-TIHN-yoo-ih-tee." Now, I haven't gotten this far in life without hearing the word "kahn-tuh-NOO-ih-tee" spoken. They just... never were the same word in my head. This is hard to explain, but perhaps Samantha can describe to you the look on my face as I realized this last night.
Oh, and here's some continuity-related True Internet Weirdness™ for you (I knew you were missing it): the longest and most impressive domino fall I've ever seen.
In other news, Spidey-Dude the Movie was interesting. A fun flick, but not as good as the first two. *shrug* I guess I'm glad I went. Let's hope that Other Franchise Sequel: Part Three is more satisfying.
We had a better time drinking with Lindsay at the Dresden Room. We met some of her cool friends and saw Marty and Elayne, who are apparently folk legends in these parts. Who knew? They just sounded like bad lounge singers to me. We tried to get them to sing some requests (including Neil Diamond and a song that Noah and I made up called Belugas in the Shade) to no avail.
We had occasion to return to The Huntington on Friday, attending a librarian nerd event that yours truly helped plan. The place is more beautiful in the spring than in the fall, and the novelty definitely doesn't diminish with repeated visits. The proximity to Mother's Day made us think that it would be a good place to bring one's mother should they ever come to visit.
Our quick trip to Las Vegas was a success, mostly. Samantha fenced well enough to satisfy her desire for tangible progress. We briefly patronized one particular den of iniquity on the Strip called the MGM Grand, where we had delicious sushi and fascinating people watching. I managed to leave my cell phone in the hotel room, but it is winging its way back to me soon. We will have to make a longer visit (with a larger budget) sometime in the distant future.
Netflixed recently:
- Girl with the Pearl Earring, an arty-artsy flick. Very well done and evocative. Also brings my Scarlett Johansson movie tally up to eight.
- Walk the Line, a biopic about Johnny Cash. You may have heard of it. Also very good.
- Rocky, from the AFI list. Sheesh, I need to catch up on my reviews.
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