Pamela Ribon is an author, screenwriter, actor, and Wonder Killer. This is her diary. Sort of.

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Monday, November 24, 2003

Sars Speaks the Truth

The beautiful moments of Thanksgiving. I only wish I had enough card tables and table leaves this year to stretch my family's Thanksgiving dinner table all the way to hers.

# posted by pamie : 7:08 PM

New Entry -- Spoiled.

Warning. You will never find me sexy again. If you ever did, anyway.

I warned you.

# posted by pamie : 3:48 PM

New Gilmore Girls Recap

Ted Koppel's Big Night Out.

# posted by pamie : 12:45 PM

You Can Blow Out Your Eardrums With a Tiny Wooden Hand

You think I went crazy over the Tiny Wooden Hand? Check out this site. Warning: crazy sounds will shoot out of your computer.

Many of you have written to ask where you can find a Tiny Wooden Hand to give along with a copy of Why Girls Are Weird as a Christmas present. I got all ten of mine at Cost Plus World Market a few years ago. That one above doesn't retract, so if you're looking for the full comedy potential of the TWH, you might want to check out Cost Plus.

# posted by pamie : 11:44 AM

We must know. WE MUST KNOW!!!

Q. What is a "restrictive" appositive?

Q. Which is correct, "If I were you . . ." or "If I was you . . ."?

Q. When using "Google" as a verb--Googled, Googling, etc.--should it be capitalized? Even if one is not referring necessarily to the use of the official Google Web site, but merely using "google" loosely as a synonym for checking something out?

Q. As a young magazine editor, I was trained to write "TK" to indicate that information or text is "to come." The habit has stuck with me, although it makes much more sense to use "TBD" (to be decided) or some other (correct) abbreviation. What does "TK" really stand for, and why do we use it?

Q. I am wondering if you could clarify the proper usage associated with names of sports teams and other such organizations where the name does not clearly end in a plural form. I offer as examples the NBA's Miami Heat and Orlando Magic or the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning. I think the names ought to be considered plural--for example, "The Tampa Bay Lightning have won five of their last six games against the Washington Capitals." On page D1 of the Washington Post from November 15, 2003, in contrast, a story began with the following sentence: "The Miami Heat seemed to do everything it could to hand Friday night's game to Washington." . . . Perhaps the best solution is just to use the city name in such cases.

Would you get a 100%? All answers to these questions are here. Write your score on the top and circle it. [thanks, irene]

# posted by pamie : 11:03 AM