Today

Here's a list of things that happened to me today:

1. Worked a lot on different things.

2. Shot a short video about all the lost and found Bibles Student Life has compiled over the last few years. While going through the boxes and boxes of Bibles I found a GameStop gift card. I just checked the balance - $36! Don't be jealous!

3. Discussed the definition of the word "irony," and whether or not any of the things listed in Allanis Morsett's song Isn't It Ironic were actually ironic.

Here's the definition:

i⋅ro⋅ny

- an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected and is often amusing as a result.

Here's my take on the song:

I actually really like this song when I was a senior in high-school (when the song was popular).

The lyrics and whether or not said coincidence is actually ironic.

An old man turned ninety-eight

He won the lottery and died the next day (for this to be ironic, he would have had to be a poor old man who played the lottery often - all those things assumed - yes ironic)

It's a black fly in your Chardonnay (coincidence)

It's a death row pardon two minutes too late (bad luck)

And isn't it ironic... don't you think

CHORUS

It's like rain on your wedding day (bad luck - one could argue that the symbolism is ironic, but no)

It's a free ride when you've already paid (ironic)

It's the good advice that you just didn't take (bad decision)

Who would've thought... it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly

He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye

He waited his whole damn life to take that flight

And as the plane crashed down he thought

"Well isn't this nice..." (this is absolutely ironic)

And isn't it ironic... don't you think

CHORUS

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Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

When you think everything's okay and everything's going right

And life has a funny way of helping you out when

You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up

In your face (while these lyrics may be true there is no irony, or mention of irony)

A traffic jam when you're already late (bad luck)

A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break (barley ironic, more of a coincidence)

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (irony)

It's meeting the man of my dreams

And then meeting his beautiful wife (only ironic because of a fantasy you've created in your head, so no)

And isn't it ironic...don't you think

A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...

CHORUS

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So, of the 12 scenarios presented 4.5 of them are actually ironic. So, no, I don't think.

Do you think I've gotten any of these wrong?

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