WOTD: Audition

[tem2]

Today's word of the day is: Audition, a process in which an eager applicant often makes a fool of him- or herself in public.

There's a new "American Idol" season starting that I caught a few minutes of this week. The first few episodes of a season are the only ones that interest me because of all the desperate characters who come crawling out of the

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[demiurgent]

Yes, they did.

It is called "2009, the year that 1999 was 10 years ago, and therefore 90's nostalgia has hit mainstream."

Welcome... to 90's Classic Rock. Here is your complimentary membership in the 35-50 year old advertising demographic.

[tem2]

That would explain all the pharmaceutical and vitamin supplement advertisements.

[kellyrfineman]

Loved that music-to-series-writing metaphor.

And yeah - the 90s are back in Philly, too. I don't know why.

[tem2]

Thanks. I'm trying to stay on topic this year, so metaphors are a good tool. :D