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