A continuing series on things I find to be stupid

Here is the description of a DVD from Netflix.

Lovers of the Arctic Circle

The moment they meet, 8-year-olds Ana and Otta know they have a special connection. After all, their names are both palindromes--spelled the same whether they're read forward or backward--and each has a parent looking for a mate. But when their families finaly meld, the two children, now young adults realize that they, too, may share a romantic destiny.

So what is wrong with this, you may ask (other than the suggestion of step-incest)? My problem is that there are apparently enough people out there who do not understand what a fucking palindrome is. Way to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

I know, it seems kind of stupid. but hey, I can rant about whatever I want on the internet.

Love and Hate

Why I love netflix:


I know that the more they reccomend, the more likely i am to not cancel my subscription, but that's 1 movie a day for about three and a half years. That's a lot of escapism, no?

Why I hate syntax (specifically X' theory, which is pronounced 'eks bar' not 'eks prime' like I always want to say):
CP-->C'-->C + TP
TP --> DP + T'
DP --> D'
D' ---> D' (NP)
T' ---> T + VP
VP --> V'
V' ---> V (DP) or V' (PP) or (AdvP) V' or V' (AdvP)
AdvP --> Adv'
Adv' --> Adv or AdvP + Adv'
NP ---> N'
N' ----> (AdjP) N' or N + PP or N
PP ---> P'
P' ---> P + DP
AdjP --> Adj'
Adj' ---> (AdjP) Adj'

And i still hae about 30 more trees to draw after already spending 2 hours on the homework. *impales self on pen*

and to end on a positive note, i remain in love and very happy.