A Short List of Things I Would Rather Be Doing Instead of A 10-page Analysis of Ani DeFranco’s “Not A Pretty Girl”

Nov 06 2009

  1. Anything.
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13 responses so far

  1. nick
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 1:23 pm

    An analysis of the music, the lyrics, or both? Just curious.

  2. michael
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 1:41 pm

    both, all.

  3. sharolyn
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 3:58 pm

    2. Typing a transcription of Oprah while dressed as a ballerina, having blood drawn, and drinking Sanka in the heart of Opelika, Alabama.

  4. michael
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Sounds like more fun right now.

  5. sharolyn
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 5:14 pm

    The episode about The Secret?
    During a root canal?

  6. sharolyn
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Oh, wow. I just listened to it. Wow.

  7. Gretchen
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 7:38 pm

    the best is Sharolyn knew and nailed like the top 5 “bad” things that would normally be on your list. Love that girl and her amazing memory :)

  8. aly hawkins
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 7:55 pm

    You hate having blood drawn? I never knew that.

  9. michael
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 9:09 pm

    I do.

    But I hate this f’ing Ani DiFranco song even more. So much more.

  10. michael
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Somebody help me! I’ve got Stockholm syndrome! I’m starting to actually like this song. Shoot me! Somebody!

    Okay, in all honesty, this is not a song I would ever have chosen, which means it’s leading to down paths I’ve never paid attention to before. In the past few hours, I’ve been listening to and reading about Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, Liz Phair, Riot Grrrl, 3rd Wave Feminism … all kinds of interesting stuff.

    It’s also more than a little ironic to me that Meredith ends up being part of this whole big story.

  11. aly hawkins
    on 06 Nov 2009 at 10:30 pm

    Sleater-Kinney FTW! We’ll make a feminist out of you yet.

  12. michael
    on 07 Nov 2009 at 8:55 am

    I am a feminist. I just by and large can’t stand the soundtrack for the movement.

  13. nick
    on 07 Nov 2009 at 10:58 am

    Unfortunately, I actually saw the Oprah episode about The Secret. Jim Carrey was on it. Very annoying. Don’t get me wrong, I love his comedy. But I just don’t consider him a very reliable testimonial for inner peace and fulfillment.

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