I have two small problems today:

1) The words ‘discrete’ and ‘discreet’ have identical derivations, but different meanings in English. Not only can I not remember which is which, I only occasionally even remember that they are different words. Which, in French and Latin, they aren’t.

2) I told Pandora that I like the band Barcelona because I wanted to listen to squealy nerd-themed 80’s-style synth rock in the manner of such hits as “I Have the Password to Your Shell Account” and “Planet Jerk.” It turns out there’s a newer, more-popular un-squealy band called Barcelona which is the only Barcelona that Pandora knows about and now my stream is polluted with hundreds of naval-gazing contemporary male vocalists.