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Word of the Day for May 24th, 2009
aspersion
1. a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander: casting aspersions on a campaign rival.
2. the act of slandering; vilification; defamation; calumniation; derogation: Such vehement aspersions cannot be ignored.
3. the act of sprinkling, as in baptism.
4. Archaic. a shower or spray.
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Had a strongly bi-curious experience last night.
The family had been celebrating my uncle's 50th birthday at a Japanese restaurant in Helsinki, and later, most of us decided to go to his and his wife's apartment in Kerava. Stayed there for a bit, and then my cousin dearest dragged me off to dance at a club again. I had fun, and I kept eyeing this tall, dark-haired girl. Damn she was hot. Had the moves. I wanted to go dance with her and maybe even dare a snog, but of course I didn't. <_<
Written about Friday 2009-05-22
Written: (5665 days ago)
Word of the Day for May 22nd, 2009
discombobulate
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulate
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Word of the Day for May 21st, 2009
precocious
1. unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
3. of or pertaining to premature development.
4. Botany.
a. flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.
b. bearing blossoms before leaves, as plants.
c. appearing before leaves, as flowers.
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Word of the Day for May 19th, 2009
apprise
to give notice to; inform; advise (often fol. by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.
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See also: apprisal
Cherry blossoooooooom
I went camera-happy with our local cherry tree yesterday. Expect a few more photos to appear tonight. I'll also attempt to get back on schedule with the words and the Daily Poem... supposing Elftown allows me.
Word of the Day for May 6th, 2009
effervescent
1. effervescing; bubbling.
2. vivacious; gay; lively; sparkling.
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I started second-guessin
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Edit: Solved, thanks for all the replies. :3
Argh. Anxiety attack. Stress panic flail. I excel at self-sabotage and this is the price for it.
edit: Lulz. Merriam-Webste
Written about Monday 2009-04-27
Written: (5690 days ago)
Word of the Day for April 27th, 2009
dossier
a collection or file of documents on the same subject, esp. a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
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Written about Saturday 2009-04-25
Written: (5692 days ago)
Words from [Teufelsweib]: assimilate, addiction, obsession, hounds, beyond, pit
Erm, yes, feedback would be nice.
Deep, dark, damp: your familiar pit
comfortable in its grim predictability
has become the home of your addiction
a terrible, shameful obsession;
the place where you nurture every one
of your hurt feelings, wounded dignities
and wonder, idly, when living in light
became so very difficult, so beyond
the hesitant grasp of your broken fingers--
and wonder, too, why every mouth
seems to hound you with endless questions
you never had the answers for
And so when the dawn comes after another sleepless night
you hide from the sun, hurl your curses at the light
wish, so fervently wish you could simply
be assimilated by the dark; be swallowed whole, and disappear--
perhaps then you could finally be happy,
wouldn't have to know
even saints wear black, fall apart at the seams
and lose themselves in misery
if they cannot find a way to
Stop.
Word of the Day for April 25th, 2009
intrigue
1. to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
2. to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest: to intrigue one's way into another's notice.
3. to draw or capture: Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.
4. to accomplish or force by crafty plotting or underhand machinations.
5. Obsolete. to entangle.
6. Obsolete. to trick or cheat.
7. to plot craftily or underhandedly.
8. to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.
9. the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.
10. such a machination or stratagem or a series of them; a plot or crafty dealing: political intrigues.
11. a secret or illicit love affair.
12. the series of complications forming the plot of a play.
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Work work work work. Elftown work, that is. Gah. I've done just about all I can for Writing Contests for today; next up is Daily Poem. After that, I suppose I should get to that pesky real life stuff like uni assignments, vacuuming the apartment and looking for a summer job. Eating should go somewhere in there as well.
Written about Friday 2009-04-24
Written: (5693 days ago)
Word of the Day for April 24th, 2009
jaundiced
1. affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice: jaundiced skin.
2. affected with or exhibiting prejudice, as from envy or resentment: a jaundiced viewpoint.
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Good deed of the day: went to donate blood. Actually managed to do so this time, as my hemoglobine was a whopping 130. Usually it's been somewhere around 123. Pierced my ears as a reward since a jewellery store had an opening offer, 10€ per pair.
Now to accomplish more of the stuff on my to-do list...
Word of the Day for April 22nd, 2009
idiosyncrasy
1. a characteristic
2. the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
3. a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc. Compare allergy (def. 1).
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Corrected Ian today :D
Written about Wednesday 2009-04-22
Written: (5696 days ago)
Eheh. Half past four and it's dawn in Oulu. Oops. Time for bed maybe. <_<
Word of the Day for April 20th, 2009
cantankerous
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
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Written about Saturday 2009-04-18
Written: (5699 days ago)
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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