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I'm tired of all the reality TV that's on these days! It's taking OVER!! I don't like it and I refuse to watch. One or two I can handle - in fact, most of the time I really enjoy The Amazing Race, and Survivor has its interesting moments. But any more than that I REFUSE to watch. I don't care about people singing or losing weight or living in a house or stars dancing or dads competing with other dads. The ideas for these shows just get more and more ridiculous. YUCK YUCK BAD YUCK BAD BAD. Take a look at the listings for tonight. Reality TV has TAKEN OVER. Again I say - I REFUSE TO WATCH!!!!!

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Sorry about that. I know some people really like some of those shows. BUT I DON'T.

I'm counting down the days until the start of Lost season 4! I will have watched all of the season 3 DVDs by then, so everything will be fresh in my mind.

Also while I'm waiting, I'm trying to bump Lost up the list at TV_Vote. I want to be able to vote for Lost in the Top 40 there, but there is a LONG way to go until then. I'm surprised more Lost fans don't get into the "vote every hour" aspect of it. It isn't every 108 minutes, but close. And you could vote every 108 minutes if you wanted to.

Click here to nominate Lost for the top 40 at TV_Vote!

I'm also looking forward to the new seasons of Monk and Psych starting this coming Friday!

Have you heard of the interrobang‽ I've just been catching up on the Grammar Girl podcast and she mentioned it in her podcast about punctuating questions. There is also a very interesting article about the interrobang on Wikipedia. I don't know how often I would use it, but I think it's fun to know about.

The Grammar Girl podcast is just what it promises - quick and dirty tips on grammar. I think it's become more interesting over time. Two other recent Grammar Girl podcasts that I found interesting are: "Ellipses" and "Spoonerisms, Mondegreens, Eggcorns, And Malapropisms." Very fun!

I also subscribe to Podictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day, but if you are going to listen to very many short podcasts like these I suggest setting up a Playlist so you can play one right after another -especially if you're like me and can't keep up with them on a daily basis.

Probably my favorite word-related podcast is KPBS A Way with Words. Not only is it very entertaining, but you're learning interesting facts about words and their origins at the same time. Uh-oh, am I showing my geeky side‽ Well, I am a librarian so I guess I'm allowed.

(Note: Did you see that I used the interrobang twice above‽ I would have used it in the title as well, but it wouldn't let me.)