The latest silly meme
Nov. 12th, 2004 09:41 amGrab the nearest book.
Open the book to page 23.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the text of the sentence in your journal...
...along with these instructions.
(Actually, I cheated a little, since the nearest book is an eBook on my Palm, and there tends to be fewer than 5 sentences per "page". So I scrolled to page/screen 23, then scrolled until I hit the 5th sentence from there. Turned out to be on the next screen.)
"I'd have saved myself a lot of grief if I'd lived up to my ancient namesakes."
Open the book to page 23.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the text of the sentence in your journal...
...along with these instructions.
(Actually, I cheated a little, since the nearest book is an eBook on my Palm, and there tends to be fewer than 5 sentences per "page". So I scrolled to page/screen 23, then scrolled until I hit the 5th sentence from there. Turned out to be on the next screen.)
"I'd have saved myself a lot of grief if I'd lived up to my ancient namesakes."