no inspiration
clever has left the building
so I write haiku
fauxNaNowidget
- Current count = 39,614
August 2010
mi familia
to do with writing
fodder
- things that absolutely need to be documentedthe Barbie flow chart, eye of the bird, Clydeen- pants in hand (the pants journals), Babba's life story, Virginia's life story, swim suit no more- the Battle Creek fiasco, the Hawaiian
Ambulatory accountability
- Run-a-go-goApril 1, 2007 Goal- Move myself 100 or more miles before 7/4/07! Miles to date = 32.0 100 - 32.0 = 68.0 miles to go **Didn't make it that time. Look for new adventures soon.
favorite posts of late
Excogitation Station
- best anotomical adjective evercal·li·pyg·i·an (kāl'ə-pĭj'ē-ən) adj. Having beautifully proportioned buttocks. [From Greek kallipugos : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + pugē, buttocks.] callipygian "of, pertaining to, or having beautiful buttocks," 1800, from Gk. kallipygos, name of a statue of Aphrodite, from kalli-, combining form of kallos "beauty" + pyge "rump, buttocks." Sir Thomas Browne (1646) refers to "CallipygÊ and women largely composed behinde."
- word of the weekpug·na·cious [puhg-ney-shuhs] –adjective inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- Pontification on Genus/Class/SpeciesSeals and Sea Lions come from completely different families in the animal kingdom. Who knew? One wonders where fatties like the Walrus and the Manatee fit in. Do you know? I could do research, but I prefer to rely on my smarty pants readers. Shoot me an email, or leave a comment on a recent post. I'll collect your answers, and publish 'em here. Thanks! Happy sleuthing.
Links to nice things
dogearedwords
- best of the bestbathukolpian, Blepharitis, bletcherous, bombilate, callipygian, contiguous, embonpoint, exasorbate, excogitate, exponge, extemporaneous, extrude, floccinaucinihilipilification, gubernatorial, lalochezia, masticate, myopic, onomatopoeia, pugnacious, superfluous, tachyphagia, tarantism
dogearedsongs
- The Whoreshoes- Get LuckyThis is my favorite album of late. Also, I am friends with the banjo player, and she has some great original songs on this album. Makes me want to road trip, so I can blast it with the windows down as I blow down the road. Find it at: www.thewhoreshoes.com
onomatopoeia for everyday
- on . o . mat . o . poe . ia (...an ongoing list)aarrghhhh, ahem, beep, boom, bopbopareebop__ __ zam zoom**, brumbumbumbumbum, burp, burrrrr, buzz, clack, click, drip*, echo*, fwooosh, growl, grrrrrr, gurgle, meow, pop, psssst, purrrr, slurp, swoosh, thwap, tsk, vroom, wahhh,wham, whap, whir, whoosh, yawn, zap, zip, zoom [*Is it or isn't it?] [** How does it go again?]
dogearedbooks
- Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Really fun read. Good first novel. Funny Brittish stuff. Yep. (****) - Francesca Lia Block: Dangerous Angels
I read this over the summer- great teen novel! Block has a wonderful writing style. (*****) - Sue Monk Kidd: The Secret Life of Bees
This is one of my very favorite reads of the past few years. It deserves a re-read, if you have already read it. It's a keeper on my shelf. I highly recommend this one. (*****) - Alison Smith: Name All the Animals
an interesting memoir (****) - Nancy Garden: Annie on my Mind
Best teen coming out story ever! (*****) - Natalie Goldberg: Writing Down the Bones
So so good. (*****) - Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
A fascinating, quick read. (****) - Connie Willis: To Say Nothing of the Dog
I read this a few years ago, now, but WOW, was it good! If you like falling into character's worlds when you read, I recommend this book. (*****) - Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go
Fascinating. Far different from my usual reads. Again, fascinating. (****) - Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials, Book I: The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials)
I got this as a Hannukah gift in 2006, and finally cracked it... good read!! I heart the Arctic bears... (****) - Philip Pullman: The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)
Hmm... pretty good. Different than the first book... I can't say much without spoiling things... (****) - Philip Pullman: The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
Still digesting... just finished this one. Overall, I liked the trilogy a lot. The Christian bent was, well, intriguing. (****)
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Saturday, 03 January 2009
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I love haiku! More!!
Posted by: Rachel O | Sunday, 04 January 2009 at 08:30 PM
I'm happy you're writing again. Just because I don't write a blog doesn't mean I don't expect my friends to have written new posts whenever I check. Keep it up.
Posted by: Kira | Wednesday, 07 January 2009 at 05:10 PM