Rrrrrrrr

No one will care about this but me, but I'm going to make note of it anyway. (It also serves well to illustrate the effects of ADD meds on sleep-deprived brains.)

This morning I learned to roll my r's the right way. I've been able to roll them far back in the my throat since I was a kid, and once I figured out the trick to bringing them forward in my mouth, but until today that secret was lost. I was playing around with the lyrics to one of Sunday's choir songs and suddenly got it. I hope I can remember the trick now.

Too bad I'm no longer using my Spanish much, with the exception of occasional choir pieces. Better late than never, I suppose. (And it's very personally satisfying to have figured this out anyway.)

The old way of rolling my r's is the same technique I use to purr. I can purr on the inhale and the exhale, which, according to my cat mailing list, is uncommon. Of course I still run out of air quickly, not being a real cat, and we don't really know how they purr anyway. Still, it's a fun thing to be able to do with cats, and it seems to be good enough for them.

Friday Five

1. List your five favorite beverages.

coffee, water, vodka martinis, dark beer, juice

2. List your five favorite websites.

LJ (really! ;-)), amazon.com (for research as well as buying), eBay, beliefnet, astrology.com

3. List your five favorite snack foods.

Potato chips & French onion dip, tortilla chips & salsa, Jordan almonds, string cheese, ice cream

4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.

I play them only under duress (sometimes extreme duress), but chicken-foot dominoes and scrabble are the best of the lot, afaic.

5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games.

House of the Dead, and I'm afraid that's it.

I realize now I'll have to turn in my geek card, but that's okay--it was only provisional anyway. :-P