Gotcha. But at the same time, somebody who didn't know you well or was lurking on this conversation might not recognize that, or be willing to give you the benefit of the doubt when you explained (especially since egoboo is juxtaposed with wankery -- now *that's* a fun sentence to say!)

I think you're right on the fine-tuning of the music issue (heh!). I was going to talk about singing and karaoke except I didn't want to beat dead horses. I think the prejudice against karaoke makes the whole writing thing look life fluffy bunnies...but my perception may be skewed because I live with the fox).