It just makes me sad. :-(

I just overheard a student in the hallway:

"I listen to a huge variety of  music, from like... pop to like... classic rock."

That makes me sad.

You see, I listen to that range of music as well.  I can't claim to like or know well all genres of contemporary music, but I do enjoy a lot of the music played on oldies, classic rock, light rock, and pop stations. 

So I'm not sad that he likes this music.  I'm sad that he thinks it's a huge variety.  He listens to music from, at the very earliest, 1950 to today -- about sixty years' worth.  There is variety, yes, but there is SO MUCH more out there.  I mean, I could say, "Oh, I listen to a huge variety of music, from Baroque to Romantic."  That's only a fraction of what's out there, and that spans at least twice as much time pop to classic rock. 

Well, that was all...

It just makes me sad. :-(

I just overheard a student in the hallway:

"I listen to a huge variety of  music, from like... pop to like... classic rock."

That makes me sad.

You see, I listen to that range of music as well.  I can't claim to like or know well all genres of contemporary music, but I do enjoy a lot of the music played on oldies, classic rock, light rock, and pop stations. 

So I'm not sad that he likes this music.  I'm sad that he thinks it's a huge variety.  He listens to music from, at the very earliest, 1950 to today -- about sixty years' worth.  There is variety, yes, but there is SO MUCH more out there.  I mean, I could say, "Oh, I listen to a huge variety of music, from Baroque to Romantic."  That's only a fraction of what's out there, and that spans at least twice as much time pop to classic rock. 

Well, that was all...

Sherlock Fic: Captain Stall

101 word fic for Challenge 102 at great_tales.  I would like to credit capt_facepalm who DOUBLE DOG DARED me to write it.  Furthermore, while this idea came to me via Top Gear, I am sure this delightful fic by arnie1967 had something to do with the direction it took.  :-D

Captain Stall

“So… four times.”

Sherlock rolled his eyes.

“Sherlock?”

“You didn’t…”

“I finally parked it for you, and I didn’t stall four times.”

“Well, I’ve never reverse parked before.”

“You’ve never… didn’t someone teach you?”

Sherlock coughed.

“What?”

“Hmm?”

“Sherlock!”

“James May.”

“You had driving lessons from James May? How… is that why you hate Top Gear?”

Sherlock started texting.

“Sherlock… you didn’t learn from Top Gear, did you?”

“If you insist on watching that rubbish when I’m in the room I can hardly help observing.”

John snorted and opened the morning paper.

“Hang on! Sherlock, do you have a driving license?”

Sherlock Fic: Captain Stall

101 word fic for Challenge 102 at great_tales.  I would like to credit capt_facepalm who DOUBLE DOG DARED me to write it.  Furthermore, while this idea came to me via Top Gear, I am sure this delightful fic by arnie1967 had something to do with the direction it took.  :-D

Captain Stall

“So… four times.”

Sherlock rolled his eyes.

“Sherlock?”

“You didn’t…”

“I finally parked it for you, and I didn’t stall four times.”

“Well, I’ve never reverse parked before.”

“You’ve never… didn’t someone teach you?”

Sherlock coughed.

“What?”

“Hmm?”

“Sherlock!”

“James May.”

“You had driving lessons from James May? How… is that why you hate Top Gear?”

Sherlock started texting.

“Sherlock… you didn’t learn from Top Gear, did you?”

“If you insist on watching that rubbish when I’m in the room I can hardly help observing.”

John snorted and opened the morning paper.

“Hang on! Sherlock, do you have a driving license?”