Saturday, October 16, 2004

Miss Gigglesalot



I have many quirks. I can't be in denial about it because I am sitting at my computer shirtless eating pomegranate seeds and giggling. (Huh?)

I've found I learn more about myself from other people than anything else.
Meridith recently wrote a paper on me for her English class. She first did a prewrite; seen here:
Giggle
Internet
CSI
Reading
Dyed Hair
Cutting Hair
Make-up
Star-struck
Pretty Eyes
5’ 10’’
Giving
Beatles fanatic
Computer guru
Electronic person
Blog
“Shy”
Mega hearing


Is that how people really think of me? How random yet completely true!

I paste the finished paper here in its entirety with absolutely no changes in commas. Hahaha. I am infamous for being the Comma Queen. I use them far too often. So, if something is wrong, it's not my fault!


The most distinguished thing about Susannah is her laugh. It can be heard from anywhere throughout the house. It is never one quiet giggle, but a loud burst of giggles that arpeggio up the musical scale until at last hitting the top only to start back over again. My sister finds humor in most anything. She is the first person to understand a joke and the first person to share wit. While her other friends stand confused at the meaning of a pun or riddle, Susannah is seized over in the background trying to hold back a laugh. She laughs at puns and irony, witticisms and slap-stick. Her interests and hobbies, it seems, are as wide-spread as her giggles. Her eagerness to laugh is displayed in everything she does.
Susannah’s giggles are a sign of surprise after learning something new. As a child, we would find her tucked away inside a bathroom pouring over an encyclopedia for hours at a time. She would frequently memorize instruction manuals for the family computer ‘just for fun.’ Now when she is older, when asked a question about something out of the ordinary, she states the answer quickly like an encyclopedia, and then bursts out in loud laughter like a booming blow horn making one loud blast. The laugh then trickles down to silent giggles, never stopping within five minutes of when they started. She surprises herself with what she has learned, and that is when she really laughs.
Susannah giggles out of defense for herself. When she becomes embarrassed, all she can do is giggle. It is a pleasant little giggle, contrasting to her booming laugh, that hopes others will join in too. Although horrified, she acts like the incident made her happy or put her in good humor. Although terrified at the thought of embarrassing herself in front of others, when it happens, she gets a smile on her face and may think of something else only to force herself to giggle. It is her escape.
Susannah finds pleasure in slap-stick comedy. Although educated in the classics like My Fair Lady and Sound of Music, she prefers to watch shows such as U.H.F. and Revenge of the Nerds. Her laughter while watching shows is one long, incessant giggle, never caring if she is in a group or alone. Everything said is funny to her. She thrives on the banter between the characters. She understands what they are implying and uses the bantering as witticisms for herself.
Although giggles are usually present during frivilous and amusing times, by knowing Susannah, I have come to realize that her giggles mean something more. Of course she laughs when she thinks something is funny, but she also laughs when she is embarrassed or insecure. By knowing that giggling is her form of communication for more than just happiness, everything else about her makes more sense


To be honest, I giggled the entire time I read it. Whats wrong with me? Hahaha!

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