Word of the Day for April 18th, 2009
soporific
1. causing or tending to cause sleep.
2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.
3. something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.
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We can has Bird Contest!
To-do list for the next couple of days:
- Translation assignment
- cleaning
- proofreading
- reading
- posting on Clockwork
- closing Puppy Poll and making badges
- applying for summer jobs
- and who knows what else...
You know what's disturbing? Having a dream where Jukka and my first boyfriend Mara have met on some outing for uni RP clubs and become all chummy with each other, which I would find out via photo evidence on Facebook... and then Jukka sending me a text message that says he just bumped into Mara in a gathering of uni RP clubs. What makes it more disturbing than it otherwise would be is the fact that the dream and the text message were maybe an hour apart. Tops. I'm clairvoyant now?
Had a thought today while grocery shopping. I spotted some mini-sized tapes and started toying with the idea of buying myself a pocket tape recorder that I could use to just rattle off my random musings. Talking out loud about things that bother me has long been a problem, so it could potentially work as a sort of self-therapy. I don't know. I'll have to look at how much it would cost me.
Mother still thinks I should get help of some sort. Maybe at least a piece of paper saying that I'm a bit off in the head if the student support board gives me trouble next term. But how could I? I only lack a bit of self-disciplin
Word of the Day for April 17th, 2009
shibboleth
1. a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
2. a slogan; catchword.
3. a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
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So so tired. Can I die plz?
Y'know, the guy I'm in a sort-of relationship with (yeah, we're not entirely established yet - we'll give it this summer and then see where we are and whether it actually works) is a Lehkonen. Heehee. Of the only other strand of Lehkonens in Finland. I am sort of amused. :P
Word of the Day for April 14th, 2009
crude
1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness: a crude summary.
4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.: crude behavior.
5. undisguised; blunt: a crude answer.
6. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
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Word of the Day for April 13th, 2009
nubile
1. (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, esp. in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
2. (of a young woman) sexually developed and attractive: the nubile girls in their bikinis.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I do believe I am in a relationship.
Word of the Day for April 9th, 2009
maraud
1. to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
2. to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
3. Archaic. the act of marauding.
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Word of the Day for April 7th, 2009
node
1. a knot, protuberance, or knob.
2. a centering point of component parts.
3. Anatomy. a knotlike mass of tissue: lymph node.
4. Pathology. circumscribed swelling.
5. Botany.
a. a joint in a stem.
b. a part of a stem that normally bears a leaf.
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Blame [Chimes].
-She fled upstairs to start immediately on her long and lively career as an alcoholic. says (00:25):
I wants you to... create a poem... that rhymes (rhyme scheme is your choice) inspired by the wooooord... 'sepulchre'.
Sepulchre
Tumble, tumble, trip and moan
stake a claim and pick a bone
down to the chamber she goes
for the curious nightly firefly shows
One of these caskets could be her own
she barely remembers them — or her foes
In this nocturnal world she walks alone
with the moon and the blazing fire
devouring her home, and in its throes
surrenders to pain and sinks in oblivion's mire.
Word of the Day for April 6th, 2009
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
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Word of the Day for April 5th, 2009
undue
1. unwarranted; excessive: undue haste.
2. inappropriate; unjustifiable; improper: undue influence.
3. not owed or currently payable.
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Word of the Day for April 3rd, 2009
exalt
1. to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate: He was exalted to the position of president.
2. to praise; extol: to exalt someone to the skies.
3. to stimulate, as the imagination: The lyrics of Shakespeare exalted the audience.
4. to intensify, as a color: complementary colors exalt each other.
5. Obsolete. to elate, as with pride or joy.
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I'm supposed to prepare a presentation on metaphor for my Introduction to Literature small group session on Monday, and I was thinking of putting one of my own poems on the handout as an example. Would yous like to help me by providing o(pi)nions on what would be a good one for the purpose? Pretty please - with chocolate on top?
If I don't show up tomorrow, it'll be because I died of shame after failing my English Phonetics exam. Just thought I'd let you know beforehand...