Archive for May, 2009

A Thousand Things That Piss Me Off (Part 45)

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

929. Ah, spring! The time when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, and I remember that my second-floor apartment isn’t air conditioned.
930. Clicking the link to an online video, sitting impatiently through an ad, and then finding out you can’t watch the video because you don’t live in the States.
931. Going [...]

A Thousand Things That Piss Me Off (Part 44)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

901. I know this was a long time ago, but it always bothers me whenever I hear John Fogerty sing “toinin’ and boinin’” instead of “turning and burning” in “Proud Mary”. That’s my problem, and I accept it, but still.
902. Speaking of bands I heard on the radio this week, I know this was also [...]

A Thousand Things That Piss Me Off (Part 43)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

882. Hey, you know what? Don’t use the word “metaphorical” to drive home the fact that you’re being metaphorical in your writing. Don’t say “the tension filled the room like metaphorical storm clouds,” okay? Just say “like storm clouds.”
883. Also, that’s a simile.
884. Plus, it’s admittedly not a very good one. So if that’s where [...]