Personal Encyclopedia ProjectOver the course of this semester, you will be creating your own encyclopedia of your life.
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excerpts from Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
BOWLING
It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.
It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.
ESCALATOR
One would think that by this point in my life, I would have outgrown the fear of getting my shoe caught in the escalator.
See also: Anxious, Things That Make Me; Fears
One would think that by this point in my life, I would have outgrown the fear of getting my shoe caught in the escalator.
See also: Anxious, Things That Make Me; Fears
LEAVING A TIP
When leaving a tip at the counter, I often do so with exaggerated gestures, or take a bit longer than necessary to place the dollar in the jar, just to make sure they know what a nice and generous customer I am.
When leaving a tip at the counter, I often do so with exaggerated gestures, or take a bit longer than necessary to place the dollar in the jar, just to make sure they know what a nice and generous customer I am.
POTATO CHIPS
When I eat potato chips, particularly the crunchy kettle kind, I find myself looking through the bag for the good chips. Somehow a good chip is one that is extra thick looking, and curled onto itself or folded, as opposed to straight and flat. It is a treat, a victory, to find a really good chip and pluck it from the bag. The thinner, straight, or broken ones aren't nearly as pleasing.
When I eat potato chips, particularly the crunchy kettle kind, I find myself looking through the bag for the good chips. Somehow a good chip is one that is extra thick looking, and curled onto itself or folded, as opposed to straight and flat. It is a treat, a victory, to find a really good chip and pluck it from the bag. The thinner, straight, or broken ones aren't nearly as pleasing.
TA-DA!
Children get to say ta-da!, and I guess magicians, but other than that, it’s an underutilized expression. I’m trying to think—an adult might say it as she waltzes in with the turkey, or a homemade cake. But a self-congratulatory ta-da! would certainly be warranted for any number of daily accomplishments. I cleaned out the trunk of my car. Ta-da! I finished filling out the insurance application. Ta-da! I made the bed. Ta-da!
Children get to say ta-da!, and I guess magicians, but other than that, it’s an underutilized expression. I’m trying to think—an adult might say it as she waltzes in with the turkey, or a homemade cake. But a self-congratulatory ta-da! would certainly be warranted for any number of daily accomplishments. I cleaned out the trunk of my car. Ta-da! I finished filling out the insurance application. Ta-da! I made the bed. Ta-da!