Word of the Day for July 13th, 2010
tenebrous
dark; gloomy; obscure.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tenebrous


_{You learn fun new (or old, actually) words when reading Lovecraft.}

I just had a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly in my room o_O
Who said butterflies don't come this high! (Our house is on the slope of a hill and I'm on the second floor.)

Word of the Day for July 12th, 2010
debonair
1. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm: a debonair gentleman.
2. jaunty; carefree; sprightly.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/debonair

I'm going to start taking care of contest business again in the next few weeks. This includes getting more participants for Pick a Prompt 2; assistance in this would be very much appreciated. I'd like to be able to close at some point before the end of summer.

Word of the Day for July 11th, 2010
gumption
1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
2. courage; spunk; guts: It takes gumption to quit a high-paying job.
3. common sense; shrewdness.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gumption

It's taking half an eternity to upload a ZIP file. Whyyyyy.

Word of the Day for July 10th, 2010
implicit
1. implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
2. unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
3. potentially contained (usually fol. by in ): to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.
4. Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x² + y² = 1. Compare explicit (def. 5).
5. Obsolete. entangled.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/implicit

I just realised that I have a crapton of images I could submit as reference. Ho, boy. *starts gathering*

_{And she returneth again.}

Word of the Day for July 9th, 2010
dubious
1. doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
2. of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
3. of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.
4. wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dubious

Helsinki Pride 2010 is, for me, now over. I only attended the opening on Monday, a picnic on Wednesday and today's parade, but it was awesome. I spent pretty much all of today with Miss Curls, which makes Lami a happy kitten. Not so happy is the sunburn and stuffs, but I'll live.

Why must relationships be so difficult?

Don't answer that. I know why. Nyaaaaaargh. People. *sigh* Carry on, nothing to see here, I'll just be over there in that corner tugging my hair out.

http://linderel.deviantart.com/gallery/#Letter-Project
There are three so far.

Halp halp, should I offer the photo currently in my art slot as a print on RedBubble?

I'll probably do this challenge on deviantArt. Might post the letters here as well.
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Write a letter a day.

day 1 — your best friend
day 2 — your crush
day 3 — your parents
day 4 — your sibling (or closest relative)
day 5 — your dreams
day 6 — a stranger
day 7 — your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush
day 8 — your favorite internet friend
day 9 — someone you wish you could meet
day 10 — someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
day 11 — a deceased person you wish you could talk to
day 12 — the person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain
day 13 — someone you wish could forgive you
day 14 — someone you’ve drifted away from
day 15 — the person you miss the most
day 16 — someone that’s not in your state/country
day 17 — someone from your childhood
day 18 — the person that you wish you could be
day 19 — someone that pesters your mind—good or bad
day 20 — the one that broke your heart the hardest
day 21 — someone you judged by their first impression
day 22 — someone you want to give a second chance to
day 23 — the last person you kissed
day 24 — the person that gave you your favorite memory
day 25 — the person you know that is going through the worst of times
day 26 — the last person you made a pinky promise to
day 27 — the friendliest person you knew for only one day
day 28 — someone that changed your life
day 29 — the person that you want to tell everything to, but too afraid to
day 30 — your reflection in the mirror

She came out (of the closet) to her parents. She apparently intends to return to uni in the autumn. And she says she's trying to quit smoking.

But I can't have too much hope. Not while I'm still not fully sure of my own feelings. And not while I know what I do about her current stance on relationships.

Decided to make a wiki for pictures and explanations of the lamitattoos.

Linderel's 365. :)

I find myself listless, bored and rather too numb for comfort. Hmm.

Those of you who read Neal Stephenson's books might well enjoy this link.
http://redshirtknitting.com/?p=90

Everything is so simple when it's just you and the night and the music. I wish it could stay that way.