• Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
• Turn to page 56.
• Find the fifth sentence.
• Post that sentence along with these instructions.
• Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

So the nearest book to me, as is usually the case when I’m doing a big layout, is Robert Bringhurst’s The Elements of Typographic Style. And here’s that fifth sentence, which I love:

They can also be used (as they often are) to shout at readers, putting them on edge and driving them away; or to destroy the historical integrity of a typeface designed before boldface roman was born; or to create unintentional anacronisms, something like adding a steam engine or a fax machine to the stage set for King Lear.

Bringhurst is, of course, referring to the bold italic weight of type that appears in many fonts these days. Bold italic as a Roman variant didn’t appear until the 19th Century. So there.

Update: There’s also this one, which I also posted to Delicious. Therefore, I’m pleased to announce that my band Jovan Sterija Popović’s new album “Only While I’m Asleep” drops next Tuesday. Here’s the album cover:

So, yeah, I posted about silly Internet memes. Hey, at least I posted something, right?

Here are some of my snarkier answers:

What traffic law do you break the most?
“I can’t answer that question due to pending litigation.”

What TV show comes closest to your day-to-day life?
“The Golden Girls”

Describe your co-workers (nicely) in one word
“tolerable”

What New Years resolution did you or will make?
“I can’t answer that question due to pending litigation.”

What activity do you look forward to the most on the weekends?
“Drinking my pain away.”