exercising my lexicographic rights
Journal entry you need to read:
Lizzie's entry today, which is passionate and well-written and says many things that I wish I could say, but have neither the background nor the talent to do so.
The quote of the day:
A society should be better than its worst impulses." -- Mario Cuomo.
Running news:
Slept in.
Nine years ago, after the Loma Prieta earthquake, I sat around with my friend Marq, and we talked about what we should do now (since everything was closed and we were kind of bored). He said, "Let's go to the Stanford Shopping Center and loot."
To which he added, "Isn't it weird that there's a word that means specifically, 'To steal during time of crisis'?"
"To loot" has been one of my favorite words ever since.
Some other definitions that you may find useful:
I chose France, by the way. This is stems mainly from prejudices I formed 4 years ago. When the World Cup was held in the US 4 years ago, a couple of matches were held at Stanford Stadium. I went to Brazil v. Cameroon and Ali tried heroically to explain to me what everyone on the field was doing, but I boiled it down to, "Guys kick the ball or each other, guy by goal with gloves keeps ball out of net."
Anyhow, the Bay Area was overrun by enthusiastic Brazilian hooligans. (Actually, I don't think they were violent, but what they lacked in violence they made up for in ubiquity.) Brazil was the heavy in the Cup; I cheered for everyone else.
Did any network carry the Final before the US World Cup?
I'm not so taken by World Cup that I can remember who won 4 years ago.
I realized this weekend that I've gotten something out of my years at USC: I'm doing some critique work online with screenwriting buds and as I read one treatment I kept asking, What's the story? Who's the main character? What does he or she want?
I managed to point out, I think, that the character the author thinks is the main character isn't--in fact, that character is pretty darn peripheral in the way that the story is formulated right now.
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