Alanis, Irony & Me

Duckenvy dragged it out of me. Back when Alanis and I were dating she knew my deep interest in irony. Sometimes when I was writing a novel or something, she would try to get my attention by singing non-sense songs. Initially the song was just the first few seconds of "Ironic"

hah,hah,yhaha,yhaah.

But soon, with much concentration,I was able to block that out.

Over dinner I told her the Story of how Dostoevsky was sentenced to be executed, but two minutes before the execution recieved a reprieve. I told her that I thought critics exaggerated this as a source of irony in the great novels dealing with death.

its a death row pardon two minutes too late.
"No, what I'm saying is in Dostoevsky's case it actually isn't a source of irony..."

a black fly in your chardononay
"I see what your saying but, really I just want another Chardonay. I don't care if it is before noon."

She wouldn't stop. And so I gave her the "Your a Great Person But I Don't Think Your Understanding of Literary Terms is Up To Contemporary Standards" speech.

The real irony is that I became totally disassociated from the song "Ironic" and generally known as the subject of her song, "You Oughta Know."

I'm sure glad Oprah was more mature about ending things.