Sooo nerdy.

For my methods class, I am finally reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves in earnest. And it is hysterical.
This is the quote of the night (mostly because it applies to me and my dislike of overusing commas): "People who put in all the commas betray themselves as moral weaklings with empty lives and out-of-date reference books."
I also particularly enjoyed the reference to commas as "the friendly little tadpoley number-nine dot-with-a-tail," and the assertion that the only constant for people who try to decide whether to put an s after possessives that end in s is that they all use Keats as an example. "'It is Keats' poems (NOT Keats's)," they thunder. Or alternatively: 'It is Keats's poems (NOT Keats').' Well, poor old Keats, you can't help thinking. No wonder he developed that cough."
Later, in the comma chapter, she refers to this again in an example: "John Keats, who never did any harm to anyone, is often invoked by grammarians."

What, this isn't funny to you?

Also, did you know that Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits? At least in England? "What a loss to the language it was, incidentally, when they changed the name of Opal Fruits to Starburst."