S. Worthen | Weblog

Has it been five years already? So soon? I remember that LJ meme vividly, as if it were just the other week, the one developed by cataptromancer. oursin has revived the "post a generic post" meme, in which contributors write a post which is as generic of their usual posting habits as possible. I know it will go mildly viral since matociquala has already posted one too.

I know it's been five years since mine is dated April 22, 2005. It's not really a generic post, since I wrote a poem about my usual topics, but it still isn't that bad a representation of the sorts of subjects I was posting about back then. I no longer have reason to write about the Latin Exam. I still love going for afternoon tea, but it's not an active project the way it was for me in 2005 in Toronto. I did, eventually, fix the colors on my website. They are perfectly legible these days. I don't maintain the list of medievalists as weblogs as actively as I once did, and occasionally wonder if it's still even useful to other people. I don't go to concerts as often as I did then, back when I had student discounts and a more compact city center, easier to get around and do more with, and more people doing them.

But otherwise, it's still fairly representative of me and my posting habits, I think.

(I love the results of this meme I've seen circulating all over the place today. My version of it went somewhat astray.)

Let me tell you of restaurants, flavored and fair.
Let me ask you about something out there somewhere.

I went to see anime, some good, some bad.
I read something moving, and it made me sad.
I found some nice clothing that I'd like to wear.
And I'd like to find more somewhere out there somewhere.

Let me tell you the stars were astounding tonight.
Let me tell you the world's good, and it's all alright.

I've opionions on movies - I'll tell them to you -
and on opera, orchestra, choirs old and new.
I updated my site, and I swear I'll repair
The colors it has, somewhen out there somewhere.

Let me tell you of tea, full of scones, cream, and jam.
Let me tell you of words, and the Latin exam.

I will quote a quotation I recently saw.
I will ponder on quinces, stewed or else raw.
I will tell you a tale, one that I want to share.
I will tell you about something out there somewhere.

Let me point you to websites much nicer than mine.
Let me recommend places where I like to dine.

I bought a new toy - here's a photo or three.
I'm worried, I fret about me, me, me, me.
From Toronto, from Venice, from here and from there,
I will write about things somewhere out there somewhere.

Let me tell you the storm's here, it's pouring down rain.
Let me tell you I'm cleaning, and it's such a pain.

But enough about me, here's a poll about you!
From the smallest results, I will broadly construe.
[Poll #479867]
I know that the answer is somewhere out there.