And I'm Junice

                                    

      Last week, Ms. Serensky called Jimmy and I out in class, as she believed that we were the two people who had not contributed to our the discussion. Poor Jimmy, he was not even in our group. Unfortunately, I was indeed in the group. Of course, I did not have the word "time" in my paper, the word in which we were to relate to our work. I thought that this would work in my favor, as I believed that it meant that I could get away with not sharing the ideas in my paper with the class. I was delighted...until about 10 seconds later when Ms. Serensky called me out. Then, I was not delighted anymore. I would like to explain the hesitance I possessed towards sharing my paper. I made may references to Saturday Night Live's  Junice from "The Lawrence Welk Show" spoof. After sharing with a few classmates, I realized that none of them watched Junice on a regular basis. I am glad that they do not, because it only airs on Saturday Night Live once or twice a year, which means that they would have to go on nbc.com and watch the same six minute video over and over again (I certainly do not do this. I don't know all the words to all of the videos). That would concern me a bit, as Junice is not your average gal.  Many people tell me that we look alike because we both have big foreheads. It concerns me...greatly concerns me. Despite her weirdness, and occasional inappropriate innuendos, I am a fan of Junice. I am a member of a Junice fan club on Facebook. I invited many friends to join this fan club with me, but none of them did...

I feel you just can not start talking about Junice to a class full of people who do not know the likes of her. When my cousin first talked of "Junice" and her hilariousness, I thought that he was referring to someones grandmother, or some old lady that he knew. Therefore, to just ramble on about Junice in front of 20 people who probably do not even watch her, did not seem to be the most prudent thing. I try to uphold a reputation of being somewhat normal, so telling people about my plans to become "Junice's sister" on Saturday Night Live before the world came to an end seemed to be a bit problematic.

Here is a Junice video. Though you might think that you notice some striking similarities between the two of us, you really don't. Now, maybe, I can speak of Junice.


http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-lawrence-welk-show/727501/?__cid=thefilter

Grammer Miss-steaks

      Over the past week or two, I have come to the realization that people just can not spell. I suffer from a mild panic attack when I don't know whether to add a comma to a sentence, while some people go around saying "their" instead of "there." I have received a plethora of interesting text messages over the past few days. These texts, coupled with a few Facebook posts and the signs that I witnessed at the Cavs game tonight, have been quite the shock to my system. Try these out on a paper, and I guarantee that your grade will drop from a 6+ to a 1- in a matter of seconds. They are in no particular order, as they are all just as bad as the next:

1. "Good riddens mo williams" This is a text I received after the departure of Mo Williams from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

2. "How will you get here at 3? Are you going to skip. I'm calling the principle" Another text. Sure, you can call the "principle" on me. Hope they call back.

3. "I'm running a little late. Hold tight I'll be their in a second" Text message gone wrong #3...

4. This one, if you can believe it, was a sign at the Cavs game that a girl hold up as she screamed to Anderson Varejo. She was close to the Cavs bench, so security brought it down and he actually signed it... "ANDERSON VAREJO, I THINK YOU ARE THE LOVE OF MY LIVE!"

...i bet he is the love of your "live"

5. "THE SPURS ARE JUST ANOTHER WEST COSTE TEAM" They have the best record in the entire league, so they aren't just another west coast team...but they are probably just another "west coste" team...

6. A Facebook message. Thankfully it was a message...so that nobody else could see it: "hi! how are you? is the whether warm in by you? its nice here. do you like school?" I said that it was a little chilly out...

The only advice that I can give you is to avoid correcting these people at all cost. Obviously, they do not realize the severity of their grammar issues. Therefore, they become hostile when you point out their error(s). Just pretend like nothing is wrong, and respond politely. Also, I would not recommend using these various spellings in your next essay. Though they are creative in come cases, and interesting spellings, but they will most likely result in a .5 deduction. Believe me, you do not want to start racking up a bunch of half point deductions. After lets say about 16.5, your self-esteem reaches an all-time low. I know from personal experience...

In case you ever run into any confusion: