i figured i’d lighten the “mood” a bit
by Eli
i was looking through iPhoto the other day and i stumbled across this picture here to the right. it’s kind of a funny picture in and of itself, but there’s more to it than that. it needs some explanation. last spring break (SB2K5), meredith, peter, andy, and i all went to visit my brother in rockport, MA. he was living up there for the fall/winter/early spring in an 8 bedroom mansion on the atlantic ocean. why? you ask. well, he and some (girl)friends found out about a house sitting opportunity up there and jumped on it. pretty sweet if you ask me. well, anyhoo, so we visited for spring break.
one day while we were there we stopped by salem, MA to check out all the witches and graveyards and stuff, and in one of the little shops meredith found a mood ring that she loved (i had no idea she was so into mood rings). i thought it was kinda silly at first, but she just loved it. quickly, however, i figured out that what she really loved was reminding me what color it was and what that color meant. she would show me a green ring and say, “you better be careful mister.” after a while it seemed like she would almost (and i know she was kinding {most of the time}) change her mood based on what the ring said and not the other way around.
for those of you who don’t know much about mood rings, this is what i found out from Howstuffworks.com:
The ring’s stone should be dark blue if you’re happy, and it supposedly turns black if you are anxious or stressed. While mood rings cannot reflect your mood with any real scientific accuracy, they actually are indicators of your body’s involuntary physical reaction to your emotional state.
it also had a detailed listing of the color indications (terror alert?):
- Dark blue: Happy, romantic or passionate
- Blue: Calm or relaxed
- Blue-green: Somewhat relaxed
- Green: Normal or average
- Amber: A little nervous or anxious
- Gray: Very nervous or anxious
- Black: Stressed, tense or feeling hurried
that’s just enough about that. so we’ll move on to something quite hilarious (and ridiculous). i found out last weekend that the word evanescence (you know, the rock band) has quite the ironic definition:
ev-a-nes-cent |?ev??nes?nt|
soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; OR
quickly fading or disappearing;
example: a shimmering evanescent bubble. See note at TEMPORARY .
what were they thinking? well, i guess that explains it, they weren’t thinking.
Does Mere also have to describe to you what the color looks like since colors are invisible to you? Do you spy at her ring and assume she is always “very nervous or anxious” or “Stressed, tense or feeling hurried”? I bet you do, sinner.
Also, have you ever seen that Mr. Show skit where Bob is reading a comic strip to a blind guy (David) over the phone? He keeps getting impatient while describing the pictures and keeps going “God, I wish you could see this!” I bet your whole life is like that skit.
Oh yeah, I went to all the links on the right side…my site is still the best.
how much did mere pay for that ring again…?
ya know pete, i’m not exactly sure. i remember that it was only a couple bucks because it was in the little dishes by the register. you know like, “you’re already buying something, and this thing is really cheap, so just throw it in with the rest of your stuff.” like i said, i’m not sure how much she paid for it.