Yee haw. If you bump your head and your nose through an act of sheer clumsiness it will hurt. A statement of the obvious but no less true. If you know me in real life and/or you read this blog with any frequency, you know I am a klutz. It is what it is. I split my nose on Saturday and spent the evening practicing RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) to avoid having a black eye or big bruises. I can tell you that ice works miracles if you are consistent in using it. I would really rather not walk around for the next few days looking like a domestic abuse victim or someone who's been in a fistfight. In these scenarios, people will always assume the worst, the most absurd and the most unflattering. If you can avoid the drama of people in your business, so much the better. After bumping myself I felt like I'd already had an eventful enough weekend and was happy to lay down with ice packs. Sometimes a day of forced rest does wonders for the mind and the body.
If you want some funnies, I would highly recommend the British critic parodies of Fry and Laurie. Honestly, I have laughed at their uptight, arrogant critics to the point of physical pain. I like them both but Stephen Fry is spot on. Spot the fuck on. It reminds me so much of grad school when people in love with the sound of their own voices would drone on and on about nonsensical crap.
In this one, the "I'm too bored to even sit up correctly" got me.
In this one, it was everything. The way they were dressed. The posturing back and forth of how many "levels" the sketch worked on. The names of the programs "Argue the Toss" and "Up the Arts." I think the first time I saw it and Stephen Fry says something like, "Only 2? I thought I spotted 12," I nearly cracked a rib. I truly ached from laughing. I was like, Holy shit! This is grad school all over again!
In this one, Stephen Fry's character nearly killed me. The word "Hitlerian" and the way he talks were great. I mean, this IS an MA program in English. If you ever go for that type of degree, you will meet this type of person many times over.
The constant use of "sir" and the word "encutment."
