Somewhere the soul made my days collide.

Catchy title, eh? I don't know what it means either. (All that means is that I could not come up with an actual title, so I had to go right-brain on everyone.)

So, while on a roadtrip with some friends to Indiana, we thought it was a great idea to make a sign that read "Going to Hooters. Follow us!", and show the sign to people in other cars. I thought the sign would bring joy to those people. Boy, was I wrong. The first person, an approximately 20 year old emo kid, reacted by getting extremely angry. I read his lips, and he dropped a few F-bombs at us.

That was fine, perhaps the kid was having a bad day. We showed the sign to about five other cars, and got zero responses. I could see the people read the sign, but I did not detect any facial muscle movement. (As the old adage goes, "It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.") By then, the fun was pretty much over.

There was no moral to that story, by the way. So don't re-read it to find one. It was just a silly little anecdote. (Speaking of "anecdote", the definition of the word means that it is a little story, so does saying it is a "little anecdote" seem redundant?)

That parenthetical statement ended with a question mark, and I know because I made sure. I seem to lack in the "adding question mark at the end of a question" skill. I don't know who to blame, but I'm going to find out who did not care enough about me to develop that talent in me.

While I'm on the topic of punctuation, I've been thinking about pulling a prank at my school. Here's my plan: I want to punctuate the school. For example, on those roadside signs that say, "End Construction", adding an exclamation would totally change the meaning of the sign. It would now read "End Construction!!" Instead of a statement telling that construction had ended, it is now an emphatic cry to stop constructing. I love it. Also, I may be in the business of adding/subtracting letters from signs.

Examples...

No Parking - becomes - No Ark!
Wellons Hall - becomes - Schwellonschall
Jackson Hall - becomes - Michael Jackson Hall
Drum Hall - becomes - Conundrum Hall

I have not done a complete analysis on how I can fully punctuate the campus, but I'm hoping to do that soon. I'm not sure how the people (i.e. the man) will react to the punctuation. And, I seem to be horrible at predicting how people will react to something inane like punctuating a campus. Hopefully, I can escape detection when the plan is implemented.