Two Things

I learned a couple of things this past week, both more or less about myself.

1. I’ve watched the Lord of the Rings many, many times since the movies have been released.  There’s a scene in The Fellowship of the Ring where the fellowship are walking into Lothlorien.  Gimli, the dwarf, warns the Hobbits, saying something like, “They say that a great sorceress lives in these woods, an Elf-witch, of terrible power.”  I always say, without fail, “mmm, Elfwich.”  Does Keebler still make those?

2. I’ve got an Android phone, a GS4.  I’ve got one of those swipe-style keyboards installed: Swype, Swiftkey, or one of the many others, I don’t recall.  It’s one of those keyboards where you don’t type; instead you use gestures across the keyboard to spell out words.  The keyboards come with common words and swipe patterns, but adjust based on usage.  So, I was trying to send a text with the word “hanging” but my phone decided that what I really wanted to type was “Gandalf.”  I think it’s telling that my phone thinks I will be sending enough texts with the name “Gandalf” that it needed to be memorized.