[sigh.]

so, tuesday, the conversation with LGB and le boy turned to what would be a good name for a band. i forget what the turn of phrase was that started that topic, but whatever it was, it would have been an excellent name for a band. i mentioned that datlowen thinks his brother's band's first album should be called self-titled debut. le boy mentioned that he knows of a band that released an album called album by the same name. i pointed to rem's eponymous. (LGB was mostly walking in the same direction, because he lives across the street from me.)

le boy then said that as far as he was concerned, he still thought the best band name was one he and his last roommate came up with: viennese wookiee. and he tipped back his head and gave (a surprisingly good, actually) impression of chewbacca.

LGB and i both laughed, and i asked what was viennese about that. le boy, evidently not having heard the whole question, looked at me like i had two heads and said "from vienna." no, i said, what about that sound makes viennese a good description of it. "well, the fact that you're grinning suggests to me that it's a successful name for a band. it's funny, dammit!" but it would be funnier if it were relevant. the sound you made -- "that's a wookiee sound." i know it's a wookiee sound; i'm saying, also make it viennese. "how do you suggest i do that?" i don't know -- do it with an umlaut.

le boy actually attempted to do a wookiee imitation with an umlaut (that is, with rounded lips; the difference between the sound we spell ee in english and the sound the french spell u). it wasn't bad.

later, i sent an e-mail to say it had occurred to me that another way to make the "viennese" part of the name accurate would be to have the wookiees perform all their music exclusively in 3/4 time (and incidentally wishing le boy luck on finals).

i have just received the following: I'm very impressed by anybody who can spell "wookiee" correctly. good luck to you as well - <<grin>>

there's something very sadly ironic about this. at the moment, though, i'm too tired to articulate it. time for me to sleep. you may all chuckle at me tomorrow.

memo to self:

if you do not eat, you will become light-headed.

this affects your schoolwork. try not to allow it to happen.

oh, the shame.

celine dion? drives me crazy. she really does. it gives me a headache to look at her, i can't stand to listen to her speak, and her "oo" vowel ought not to be allowed.

i feel really disappointed with myself for the fact that i don't hate her voice.