Red, Yellow, and Orange. And Allspice.

I went to a time management talk last night, and I won a set of multicolored permanent markers in a raffle. I then proceeded to go back up to my room, where I spent fifteen minutes of valuable homework time proofreading the pack of the marker package:

Unfortunately, the "Rambunctious Red" marker was too big to use, so I had to use a normal red pen. (Thanks, Emily!)

And my yarn came in today for my knitting Olympics project. I'm making a Jayne hat! If you don't know what I'm talking about... I'm sorry for you. Go watch Firefly. Now.

I got some bamboo needles, something I've been wanting to try for a while now. I tried them out today when I made the swatch to test my gauge. They're so great. I love how they feel with the wool, and they just slide beautifully. I can't wait to get started! I'm not allowed to cast on until the opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 pm Friday.

I was so glad to be able to find almost the exact colors I needed for the hat. The thing is though, that I would feel sorry for anyone who received a project made with "Allspice" in anything other than an ironic manner. It's the exact shade of the carpet in Nana's old house. Knitpicks wasn't around in the 70s though, so I don't know where that die came from. In any case, I am grateful it's there though, because I'm gonna make me one pretty cunning hat!

I'm a nerd.

I was in the caf when I overheard a girl tell a guy on their way out the door, "I'm library bound for three hours." I couldn't just let that be. I immediately started analyzing that statement.

First, pragmatics tells us that, according to the context of the last week of classes, the term "library" is a metaphor for "studying".

But, I had never noticed before that "bound" had so many meanings. We're clearly not tying anyone up, so that leaves us with two likely possibilities...

1. Bound as in "home bound" - not able to leave [the library]

2. Bound as in "homeward bound" - on one's way [to the library]

If she meant meaning #1, she was saying that she was going to be stuck in the library for three hours. She still had to get there first, though.

If she meant meaning #2, she would be be saying that she was on her way to the library from the caf, which makes perfect sense, especially because she used the present tense as she was walking out the door, indicating her destination.

My question though is if...

A. being "library bound for three hours" exclusively means that she plans to be walking for three hours before arriving,

or if

B. it is legitimate to use the adverbial clause "for three hours" to refer to the actual study in the library, without adding an additional clause to the sentence. [i.e. "I'm library bound, and I'll be there for three hours."]

If you're still reading, what do you think?

And if you just skipped to the end, don't worry. I'll be posting less linguistically complicated posts soon, including a post dedicated to photos.

-Ganchi