between stacks in the library

I was reading this article on Cracked – 15 Words You Won’t Believe They Added to the Dictionary – which is summarized below. For definitions, click the link. Of the fifteen, I had never heard of five, and seriously question number four.
Perhaps they weren’t added to the actual dictionary, just the urban one.
I wish they [...]

the neverending day

I have a feeling its going to be one of those days.
I’ve been up since 4.30am. Arrived back here just before I needed to start work, got in the car and drove back into town, about midway through the journey I noticed some smoke billowing out from under the hood. Lovely. Turns out I have [...]

can’t you see we’re in the middle of somewhere

I’m rubbish with endings.
I think that’s why I dislike films with happy endings. I refuse to believe that things can be absolute.
Its never goodbye, its I’ll see you soon.
I also like ending things with another question.
And I’m really starting to get Margaret Laurence and the whole “and then…” thing.
Alas, an ellipses is not in the [...]

billiwack, bailiwick

Billiwack.
Word used repeatedly this week by my boss, describing the mess of our collection room.
“Well, that’s  your billiwack!”
Huh?
I just Googled it and apparently its some sort of “monster.”
However, I like to refer to my accessioning nightmare as “The Enemy.”
Interesting words as of late?
I started kicking The Enemy in the ass today. Operating under the policy [...]

words…

Fascinate me.
I am captivated by the meanings, sounds and when the fun not used everyday kind of words make there way into conversation, I get excited.  And I care not if that makes me a geek.
I did some searching and the word of the year seems to be either bailout or hypermiling.
In 2007 my favourite [...]

someone bring me the head of love song

I’ve been listening to The Virginia EP from The National that contains an early demo of Slow Show, which appears on Boxer (2007). A very interesting version, with similar yet different lyrics, and an entire verse that shows up in another song (gonna be a blank slate, gonna wear a white cape). I’ve been trying [...]

if you’re happy, i’m

A line repeated during an episode of House this evening.
If you’re happy, I’m happy is just to nice and cliche, for that show.
Favourite phrase, or word lately?
I’ve been using the word bollocks a lot lately. Missing England I am. Good thing I’m going back soon.

maybe she could use her imagination some place else

I wrote my thesis between the hours of 10pm and 4am on a diet of Arrowroot cookies and Earl Grey tea. Here, they are called ‘Rich Tea Biscuits’ and do not come in the yellow box with the Gerber-like baby on the front. The long blue sleeve is more dignified. In the ‘sweets and biscuit’ [...]

you whispered in my mouth, and i spit you words right back

wordpress tells me these are my blogs top search engine terms (this week):
still lemonade
sitting with my friends getting drunk
only time will tell if wishing wells
spilled apple juice on phone
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i can’t taste any vodka in here
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recently [...]

was it a car or a cat i saw?

Feeling a lot better today. Bruising is still very cumbersome to deal with but its better than stitches.
You know what word that is not used enough? Abscond.
I heart that word so. I’ve been mulling over my favourite words today (all-time favourite words still remain; paradox and palindrome), and then that got me thinking about my [...]