Ouch

So yeah, this has suffered some neglect, but with good reason. I had to go into the hospital for a little while and get my legs working. Still trying to get my legs working my my head and fingers seem to be working wonderfully.

so we are theme-ing todays word after my hospital experience.

lumbar adj. (luhm-BAR): of, near or situated in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis

elise's breakdown: a low spot of your back right before your butt

example: When I had my lumbar puncture I was sure it would kill me because of the scary needle that was put in my lower back.

so yeah. My life has been not cool. I will blog about it some more but still keep my literary postings more freaquent. Reading Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs now, as well as Great Expectations by Charles Dickens still. It will be a holiday full of books for me, but I think I could see that coming when I became an English Literature major.

More information for ya:

Lumbar Puncture (if you are into pain and need to know more)

Magical Thinking

Great Expectations (yuck)

I'm Late...a lot

So this blog is late...by a lot. Super duper sorry. I am late pretty often. Not to like major events, but anything smaller than that, I tend to have issues with arriving at the set time.

so, in lieu of this today's word is:

dilatory adj. (dill-A-tory): tending or intended to cause delay; tardy

example: Elise's blog posting was dilatory this week and her readers thought her lazy.

In other literature news, I finally finished Jane Eyre. (took forever, whenever a chapter would end there would be another) It was actually really good and I would like to read some more from Charlotte Bronte. However, the finishing of that book means that we have started Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. I am not one to characterize an author by one book. I try not to like or dislike them after reading just one work...Dickens is exempt from this rule. I had to read A Tale of Two Cities in high school and knew right then that I could never like him. I was correct, because it is almost a battle to read two pages of Great Expectations in one sitting. How do you guys feel, are you Charles Dickens fans/never read anything/or hate him?

P.S. - Also throwing out there that if you ever meet anyone who tells you that Dickens is their favorite author they are LY-ING. They are either snotty or think this would impress you. (don't try it with me, I know the truth)

further reading:

Dilatory

Charles Dickens

Obviously not Alone in my Hatred

Monday, Monday, Monday

Hello friends!!

Its the last monday in October!! Holidays are rushing very quickly towards us now.

todays word: Truculent adj. (truck-U-lent): feeling or displaying ferocity; scathingly harsh or aggressively self-assertive.

example: The professor was often truculent on his students papers, but they were equally so on rate my professor.

this weeks news...is trivia, that I will answer on wednesday. What did Belgian farmers dump on their fields recently?

thanks guys! keep reading!!

brain food

Truculent Defined

Trivia Assistance

Dogs like words too!!

Let's get Brutal

herisson (HERR-is-son) - noun; a pivoted beam with iron spikes, protecting wall, passage, etc.

example: If the Phillies win another world series, we will need to put a herisson around our cars so they do not get flipped.

Literature news!!

(might not be) J.K. Rowling is the wealthiest author currently alive I discovered and not even totally because of her writing. The movies and merchandise are what really made her the fortune she has. J.K. Rowling is richer than the queen of england to give you an idea. She is worth an estimated $798 million dollars. She has also become famous because of her rags to riches story and her great work in charity now that she has become successful.

As usual, learn more, expand your brain!!

J.K Rowling

Definition of herisson

Weather in Your Words

Hey Everybody,

Today's word is...

Boreal (bor-E-al): 1. of or relating to the forests of the northern hemisphere 2. relating to northern wind, cold, chill.

Ex. It was boreal outside today, of course, since I forgot my sweatshirt.

LYRICS!! (obscure but so what!)

"We announce the funerals, to the still alive world. Coming from the boreal land, we won many nations. We are everywhere, we are the children of silver."

"The funeral wind born in Oriana" by Nokturnal Mortum

Not much going on with my literary exploits currently. Still reading Jane Eyre and also working on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Both are very good books that I am enjoying actually, since Jane Eyre finally picked up a bit.

Is anyone else reading something that is good? Or do I have any Nokturnal Mortum fans out there who think their use of boreal is awesome?

let me know with a comment.

Some links to more information on todays things:

Nokturnal Mortum

Definition of Boreal

Things Fall Apart

M.W.W. Day

It's time again for the middle of the week word.

Supine(su-PEEN)adj. (can also be a noun) - 1. laying on the back facing upwards, 2. being mentally or morally slack, passive 3. leaning or sloping backwards

The parents believed that their daughter staying out all night was displaying very supine behavior.

yeah, again i picked a word that I don't know of a song for.

Recent literary news (at least for me) is that Danielle Steel is a millionaire. I have never read a single book of hers and yet she rakes in millions of dollars in book sales. 550 MILLION copies of her books have been sold (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Steel). 22 of her books have been adapted to film. This is like every novel writers lifetime goal times thirty. I may have to pick up a book and see what all this is about.

Want to know more?

Danielle Steel
Supine on Merriam Webster

Friday, TGIF!!

Lets get scientific today, ya know. Its friday so lets do one good brain stretch before the weekend.

today's word: Fluxible (flux-IBLE): capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral

example: Copper is very fluxible and is capable of making pipes.

this one is definitely not in a song that I can get my hands on, sorry. extra points if you find one.

Other literary news is that I am reading Jane Eyre for the first time. Yes, it wasn't thrust upon me in high school so now I am leafing through it. Its actually really good and interesting. I feel pretty involved in Jane's life and I am invested emotionally in her well being at this point. The middle chapters have slowed things down quite a bit. Feels a bit like she needed extra pages so has just gone off forever on heavy, slow, conversations that move plot super slowly.

Enjoy your weekend fellow readers and word-nuts!

Middle of the Week Word (MWW)

So throwing another word at you on this lovely Wednesday.

Today's word is Agrestic (uh-gres-tik): 1. rural, rustic 2. unpolished or awkward

Example: The people in the development of Agrestic on the show Weeds actually have very agrestic personalities.

I don't have any lyrics for this one...sorry.

In other news, I finished the book Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs and I am really amazed at just how crazy it got. Every page I was shocked by an even more insane event. I loved it and recommend it highly. I have also read Possible Side Effects by Burroughs and that piece was really enjoyable as well. Great Author. Pick up one of his books.

See you Friday!!

The First Word

So I am going to post on here a new word (maybe words) every week because the more words you know the smarter you look and sound. (especially when you use them correctly)

this week's word: ennui (ahn-wee): a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from a lack of interest or boredom.

example: My time spent in philosophy class filled me with much ennui. (cause it did, i mean...ennui might not even be a strong enough word)

Song lyric where ennui can be found: "Why can't you be like an art house foreign movie, frank and sexy, red balloons and ennui" - Why Can't You Be by Third Eye Blind from the album Red Star

so ponder this one, look for some good spots to drop, and smile next time you hear it because guess what? You know what it means!!