June 20, 2002
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- Haikus are a form of poetry that consists of three lines with five, seven, then five syllables on each respective line. For example...
Rockwood is in space (5 syllables)
On a circular station (7 syllables)
Looking down on Earth (5 syllables)
Obviously, that's pretty boring, but technically correct. Try to do more than just count syllables. Be creative!
- The haiku you submit doesn't necessarily have to have Rockwood mentioned in it, but it would be nice if it related to something in the site somehow, whether it be space-related or just pertaining to a topic brought up elsewhere.
On with the haikus!
Haiku number one's author attempts to slam Team Rockwood's musical background (some people know too much)...
Trumpet players blow!
Tromboners aren't much better!
Guitarists get chicks!
--Chris
Haiku number two rejoices in an operating system that doesn't crash (at least, very rarely--ours locked up once back in May)...
Okay. This Haiku deals with the struggle (Mmmmm! Struggle...) of deciding which is more important - the OS X uptime status or having the latest system software update:
Uptime thirty days
OS X never crashes...
Darn Software Update
It's a variation on my sig files from the last two months:
28 days of uptime
I will restart no more
But Software Update Beckons:
It's 10.1.4!
30 days of uptime
It's amazing - Sake's alive!
But Apple makes me restart:
It's 10.1.5!
Love your comic - I'm one of the AtAT converts.
--Peter
Haiku number three's author, while devoted (and we appreciate that), probably needs to get out more often ...
It's late Friday night, and I am surfing the net...
Friday night, alone.
Beer is almost gone, bar closed.
Found Rockwood, night saved.
--Leif
Haiku number four is reading this verrrrry quietly...
Just had my wisdom teeth taken out, so...
Pain! Pain! So much pain!!
Somebody please kill me now!!!
End this misery!!!!!!
--AlphaDeltaEpsilon#196
Haiku number five states the unbelievable. A world without cable? Say it ain't so!
Reality shows
Draw a thin line between fun
And cheapass boredom
Rockwood on TV?
A series we would all watch
(If we had cable...)
--Karshia
Haiku number six thinks that in space, no one could hear you whine...
MTV in space?
Next up- tons of backstabbing,
Real World:Outer Space
--WonderWoman
Haiku number seven probably longs for the days when MTV still played videos...
MTV is lame.
Cursing problem solvable.
Bleep Skip's "Dude"s instead.
-- The Jedi
The author of haiku number eight is going to miss us. Awwwww...
Two completely different topics:
Air quotes. Gah. Must a
place of such intelligence
Have to deal with them?
As I go to camp
I shall remember Rockwood
And wait with patience.
--Hannah Orlove
Finally, haiku number nine earns the Haiku of the Week for acknowledging our World Cup fever! Go USA!!! Woooooooo...
Seeing as everyone over here is obsessed with the World Cup too, here's my epic haiku as an American in London.
Match times in Japan
are perfect to watch from here!
7 a.m. start!
England beats Denmark!
What on Earth is going on?
USA wins too!
Boo to Germany!
Let US reach semis! Can
England beat Brazil?
My nightmare final:
England versus USA.
Ex-pat in London.
"Football" everywhere!
For which country shall I cheer?
US or England?
Come on USA!
Oops! Rephrase! Come on England!
Someone has to win!
Too scary to watch!
I am sick of soccer now.
Bring on Wimbledon!
:)
--Christina Fraser
Want to see last week's Haiku Thursday? Go check it out!
Send in your haiku and maybe next week you can achieve poetry fame! See you then!
