things that annoyed me today

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Lawyers, because they're unjustifiably arrogant

Copyeditors, because they are wrong

But you know how they say you dislike people who are most like you.

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Things that made me sad today

Learning that my favourite musical, Rent, is going to close. I watched it four times - in Singapore, Philly, New York, and Singapore again - and every time I cried at the same lines:

Collins' quiet "I think they meant it/ When they said you can't buy love/ Now I know you can rent it/ A new lease you were, my love, on life"

and Joanne and Mimi pretty much yelling "I would die for a taste of what Angel had/ Someone to live for, unafraid to say I love you".

Over the years (I was 19 when I first saw it) I think I've memorised all the songs in the musical. Except Out Tonight, I don't like that one.

But the thought that I'll never see it on stage again is still sad. There are so many genius lines and none of it contrived. One of my favourites - "So I own not a notion/ I escape and ape content/ I don't own emotion/ I rent".

:(

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Things that made me wistful today

The NYT Property Values section. So nice, all the beautiful photos of all the beautiful homes. I wish we had something like that in our papers here, but I suppose there wouldn't be enough diversity to make it interesting anyway. I mean, you can talk about product differentiation at the high end and all these special features like indoor pools and everything, but in the end it's still condo vs condo vs condo. Bleah.

American homes, on the other hand - amazing. I prefer to look at the cheaper ones, like homes below any amount that is less than $1 million. You can see the potential of the place, and how it would be nice when it's all done up. But once in a while they have these Below $30 Million sections and they're all about five-storey penthouse condominiums - yes, FIVE-STOREY CONDOMINIUMS - that come with a three-storey-high installation artpiece. Or an Italian-style villa that has 20 baths, four fireplaces, three elevators, a two-lane bowling alley, a racquetball court and a movie theatre. I'm like, man.

Also I'm like, a hungry hippo. Again. :((

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