I couldn't geto to a computer on Epiphany to share my internal revelations, so here are a few I've been storing up:
- There is a type of driver, and I'll call the type "crazy driver" for lack of a better word. I don't know how I never realized this before, but I'd guess it has something to do with preconceived notions about drivers. I probably restricted myself to thinking of drivers as either good or bad, but there are less subjective chacteristics one can use to discriminate drivers. If you're riding with the crazy driver it pretty much always feels like you're going 20 over the speed limit, even if you're not. For the crazy driver lanes mean nothing and for the most extreme crazy drivers red lights are optional. Getting to the next intersection as fast as possible is imperative. Crazy drivers are often good at driving by their rules, and so they shouldn't necessarily be considered bad drivers. Their actions aren't unpredictable if you understand their way of driving. Bad drivers are primarily bad because of their unpredictableness.
- There is some quality in a person's voice which allows me to tell if they're a large individual, e.g. (yes e.g. not i.e.), fat. I'm not sure if any linguist has ever addressed this issue, but if they haven't they should. Hopefully they'll google "linguistics fat voice" and find this.
- It's impossible to drink out of a flask without feeling . . . sneaky.
Posted by tdupuy at January 8, 2006 10:36 PMFor, like, the first 3/4 of that paragraph, I thought you were talking about hardware/computer drivers. I need serious help.
Posted by: Bess at January 18, 2006 2:54 PM