Date: Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Word of the Day: fain (FEYN); gladly; willingly; content; willing; archaic; constrained; obliged
Weight: 206 pounds
Goal: lose 100 pounds in one year duration
Pounds to lose: 74 pounds
Waist Size: 41 inches
Days until Royal Wedding: ninety-nine (99)
Rowing Duration: on sick leave
As you note by my rowing duration, I am still not feeling well. I am still in quite alot of pain, courtesy of the kidney stone that welcomed me back home.
Sure, the cold, the snow, the wind, the slush, and the mess wasn't enough to welcome me back home, no, I had to get a kidney stone, although in truth, I got the stone whilst still in the United States (U.S.) but I was on my way home.
Gosh, the immediate difference that I notice between Florida and Ontario, and not the obvious one, is how much darker are days are up here. The sun seems to shine more in Florida and I am greatly impacted by light, or lack of it, I just feel better when the sun is shining, I could even endure the cold,as long as the sun was shining, alas, the sun seems to hide more for we Canadians. Oh well.
I spent yesterday trying to find a comfortable position to keep myself in, I was not successful in this task. I tried to occupy my mind by reading Patti Lupone's Memoir, again, but, I found I could not concentrate very well, so I opted to watch television.
Yesterday, on the soap opera "All My Children" which I watch religiously, they ran an old show that spoofed ideas sent in by fans of the show, it was quite alot of fun to watch, and it was good to see some of the older actors/actresses that have since left the show.
Last night I did watch "American Idol,"I had been thinking that the show would not be very good, what with all the people that left recently, besides that fact, my curiosity got the best of me, anyway, I didn't have much hope for the show, but thought that the new judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez added a new perspective to the show and I enjoyed watching it.
A few posts back I offered some tips on writing which some of you really enjoyed so today, since I don't have alot of new things going on, I thought I would give some more writing tips. And, sadly, I have to tell you that my short story, "The Lottery" will not be ready for publication, tomorrow.
I said I would produce a short story biweekly, well, the trip home and my subsequent illness has made me postpone the production of the short story, but I will get back to it very, very soon. Now for your writing tip.
My writing tip today relates to, how to style titles of compositions: navigating the formatting rules about titles of compositions, books and chapters, movies and television (TV) shows, albums and songs, and the like, can seem like negotiating a minefield. Here’s a handy map to help you maneuver through the terrain:
In print, two primary formats exist for identifying a creative work. Titles of entire bodies of work such as a book, a TV series, or an album are often italicized, while titles for components of each, book chapters, TV episodes, or songs, are usually enclosed in quotation marks.
Easy enough, but what about creations such as paintings and poems? A painting is a discrete work, but it is also often displayed as part of an exhibition. What do you do? In this case, italicize the painting’s title but style the title of the exhibition in roman, or ordinary, type. (However, single ancient works of art, such as the Venus de Milo, are simply styled in roman.) As for short poems collected in an anthology, style their titles like those of book chapters, but italicize the titles of book-length poems.
Photographs are considered elements of a larger work, such as a book or an exhibition, and their titles are simply enclosed in quotation marks.
And what about capitalization? Generally, in a title, always capitalize the first and last words regardless of part of speech, plus nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and long conjunctions (those other than and, but, for, nor, and or.) Lowercase prepositions (over, under, through, etc.) unless they are key to the title (A Walk Through Time) or as part of an adverbial or adjectival phrase (Turn Up the Volume.)
The initial definite or indefinite article in a title can be preempted by a nonitalicized article if it conflicts with the sentence structure. For example, write “The Wizard of Oz audio book is a best-seller.” But if this style looks awkward, just relax the sentence: “The audio-book version of The Wizard of Oz is a best-seller,” and deservedly so!
There, that wasn't too bad, was it Lily?
Oh, and as you all know, since I am a big fan of "The Royals," I couldn't let today by without acknowledging that today was the day in 1936 that Edward VIII became King.
Edward VIII became king of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of his father, George V, in 1936. Edward VIII enjoyed immense popularity until the announcement of his intention to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American in the midst of divorcing her second husband.
The Government opposed the marriage, and the two sides clashed until Edward executed a deed of abdication, ending a 325-day reign as the first English monarch to relinquish his throne voluntarily, George VI succeeded him.
I am a huge fan of the movie "The Godfather" and today I learned that the house that the Corleone Family lived in on Long Island, New York, is for sale for two point nine (2.9) million dollars. Just to refresh your memory, this is the house where Connie Corleone gets married in the opening of the movie. Any one out there want to get on my good side?, I'll make you an offer you can't refuse!
Okay people, I hope to get up and do a little bit more than yesterday, I hope you are keeping busy. Thank you all for your kind wishes.
Have a good day and take care.
Topics coming soon:
Art
Politics
Cartoons
Image via Wikipedia
Image via Wikipedia
Word of the Day: fain (FEYN); gladly; willingly; content; willing; archaic; constrained; obliged
Weight: 206 pounds
Goal: lose 100 pounds in one year duration
Pounds to lose: 74 pounds
Waist Size: 41 inches
Days until Royal Wedding: ninety-nine (99)
Rowing Duration: on sick leave
As you note by my rowing duration, I am still not feeling well. I am still in quite alot of pain, courtesy of the kidney stone that welcomed me back home.
Sure, the cold, the snow, the wind, the slush, and the mess wasn't enough to welcome me back home, no, I had to get a kidney stone, although in truth, I got the stone whilst still in the United States (U.S.) but I was on my way home.
Gosh, the immediate difference that I notice between Florida and Ontario, and not the obvious one, is how much darker are days are up here. The sun seems to shine more in Florida and I am greatly impacted by light, or lack of it, I just feel better when the sun is shining, I could even endure the cold,as long as the sun was shining, alas, the sun seems to hide more for we Canadians. Oh well.
I spent yesterday trying to find a comfortable position to keep myself in, I was not successful in this task. I tried to occupy my mind by reading Patti Lupone's Memoir, again, but, I found I could not concentrate very well, so I opted to watch television.
Yesterday, on the soap opera "All My Children" which I watch religiously, they ran an old show that spoofed ideas sent in by fans of the show, it was quite alot of fun to watch, and it was good to see some of the older actors/actresses that have since left the show.
Last night I did watch "American Idol,"I had been thinking that the show would not be very good, what with all the people that left recently, besides that fact, my curiosity got the best of me, anyway, I didn't have much hope for the show, but thought that the new judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez added a new perspective to the show and I enjoyed watching it.
A few posts back I offered some tips on writing which some of you really enjoyed so today, since I don't have alot of new things going on, I thought I would give some more writing tips. And, sadly, I have to tell you that my short story, "The Lottery" will not be ready for publication, tomorrow.
I said I would produce a short story biweekly, well, the trip home and my subsequent illness has made me postpone the production of the short story, but I will get back to it very, very soon. Now for your writing tip.
My writing tip today relates to, how to style titles of compositions: navigating the formatting rules about titles of compositions, books and chapters, movies and television (TV) shows, albums and songs, and the like, can seem like negotiating a minefield. Here’s a handy map to help you maneuver through the terrain:
In print, two primary formats exist for identifying a creative work. Titles of entire bodies of work such as a book, a TV series, or an album are often italicized, while titles for components of each, book chapters, TV episodes, or songs, are usually enclosed in quotation marks.
Easy enough, but what about creations such as paintings and poems? A painting is a discrete work, but it is also often displayed as part of an exhibition. What do you do? In this case, italicize the painting’s title but style the title of the exhibition in roman, or ordinary, type. (However, single ancient works of art, such as the Venus de Milo, are simply styled in roman.) As for short poems collected in an anthology, style their titles like those of book chapters, but italicize the titles of book-length poems.
Photographs are considered elements of a larger work, such as a book or an exhibition, and their titles are simply enclosed in quotation marks.
And what about capitalization? Generally, in a title, always capitalize the first and last words regardless of part of speech, plus nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and long conjunctions (those other than and, but, for, nor, and or.) Lowercase prepositions (over, under, through, etc.) unless they are key to the title (A Walk Through Time) or as part of an adverbial or adjectival phrase (Turn Up the Volume.)
The initial definite or indefinite article in a title can be preempted by a nonitalicized article if it conflicts with the sentence structure. For example, write “The Wizard of Oz audio book is a best-seller.” But if this style looks awkward, just relax the sentence: “The audio-book version of The Wizard of Oz is a best-seller,” and deservedly so!
There, that wasn't too bad, was it Lily?
Oh, and as you all know, since I am a big fan of "The Royals," I couldn't let today by without acknowledging that today was the day in 1936 that Edward VIII became King.
Edward VIII became king of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of his father, George V, in 1936. Edward VIII enjoyed immense popularity until the announcement of his intention to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American in the midst of divorcing her second husband.
The Government opposed the marriage, and the two sides clashed until Edward executed a deed of abdication, ending a 325-day reign as the first English monarch to relinquish his throne voluntarily, George VI succeeded him.
I am a huge fan of the movie "The Godfather" and today I learned that the house that the Corleone Family lived in on Long Island, New York, is for sale for two point nine (2.9) million dollars. Just to refresh your memory, this is the house where Connie Corleone gets married in the opening of the movie. Any one out there want to get on my good side?, I'll make you an offer you can't refuse!
Okay people, I hope to get up and do a little bit more than yesterday, I hope you are keeping busy. Thank you all for your kind wishes.
Have a good day and take care.
Topics coming soon:
Art
Politics
Cartoons
Image via Wikipedia
Image via Wikipedia
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