Month: October 2011

Accents and Dialects

Howdy, all y’all.

Today I’m doing a vlog to show you how I speak.

I first found this prompt for accents and dialects on Jessica’s blog, Meet the Buttrams. Her accent is super-cute. I also saw it on Lessons From Teachers and Twits and She’s a Maineiac.

I work with actors and I’m always impressed with how they’re able to slip in and out of dialects and accents. Most impressive was when we were opening the London company of Jersey Boys; in tech rehearsals when we stopped, the actors would turn on a dime from dirty Jersey to the Queen’s English.

I don’t think I have an accent. I’ve noticed though that most people don’t think they have an accent.

The sound is a bit low and at times doesn’t match the video. The irony is not lost on me.

The Words: Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting Image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught.
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The Questions:
  1. What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
  2. What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
  3. What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
  4. What do you call gym shoes?
  5. What do you say to address a group of people?
  6. What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body & extremely long legs?
  7. What do you call your grandparents?
  8. What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
  9. What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
  10. What is the thing you change the TV channel with?

So, whaddaya say- do I have an accent or not? Do you?

One and Done #5

Welcome to One and Done Sunday. One picture and five links that are worth your time.

I got to spend my break between shows Saturday with one of my best friends that I don’t get to see often enough. We went to my favorite Indian restaurant and the food was so spicy I was swearing at it, which is pretty much how I define good food. It was divine.

That has absolutely nothing to do with anything except that I’m eating the leftovers right now. Holy sh*t that’s good! The puggles are also trying to eat my leftovers. Which would be amusing, but sooo not worth the cleanup.

Here’s your picture:

An angel from the cemetery where we get to walk the pups. It’s one of my favorite places.

Here are your links:

It’s School Picture Day! You’re supposed to look like a dope. Chase McFadden on Aiming Low

Melissa Stetton, the anti-model fashion model: Pretty Bored. She’s also a pretty great photographer in her own right (thanks for the links, Deathrow)

Parenting via Martial Arts. Sh*t My Six-Year-Old Says

Cleaning up New York. One asshole at a time. [I keep swearing. I’m blaming the Indian food. Damn, that’s good.] An Angry Gladys video on My Parents Are Crazier Than Yours.

The meaning of life, comic strip version. Dear Human: The Big Picture

Happy Sunday!