Words, Words, Words

I just want to give heads up to this novel idea I encountered on one of my many Internet adventures.

www.savethewords.org/

Basically, the premise is to bring to light old words that nobody uses any more before they vanish in the ashes of time. I find this vastly entertaining. Who doesn't like words? (Don't answer that 'cause the answer would probably upset me and get me on a rant about modern society or something of that nature). So many new words to add to my vocabulary arsenal that will one day become ammo for the War of Grammar. Side note- anyone who gets this very  esoteric  reference is instantly my best friend.

Here's my top seven in no particular order of the words that have gained my interest.

1. xenization, n. - fact of traveling as a stranger
2. airgonaut, n. - one who journeys through the air
3. essomenic, adj. - showing things as they will be in the future
4. icasm, n. - figurative expression
5. quibbleism, n. - act of beating around the bush
6. cynicocratical, adj. - pertaining to rule by cynics
7. modernicide, v. - to kill modern people

Do it. It's free. Adopt a word or two. Get it on a t-shirt, although you don't have to.

Of course, there is a reason why some of the words are archaic, but that's no excuse for them to disappear. Wanna know something kinda sad? Most of these words aren't in the spellcheck.

This Might Be A Problem

Second week in the semester and already I think my schedule is going to kill me slowly and painfully, while draining away all of my vitality, willpower and creativity, not unlike cancer or a potentially good manga plot that either ends prematurely or has a horrible ending despite being given time to mature.

I'm being completely, three-fourths serious.

You don't want to see me when I'm 100% serious... when my cynicism is at its peak.

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I barely have enough time to complete the work assigned Tuesday for the class Thursday, and on Wednesday I pretty much spend the entire day at the college. Overall, a hell of a lot to finish and do research on with just barely enough time to complete it, as long as I don't sleep much and embargo almost everything that makes me happy.

I do know what I have to do about all this, in order to make all of this much easier to do without losing my last reserve of sanity.

Right now, however, I feel like complaining.

Tomorrow, I will start organizing myself, but 'til then I shall complain.

I like to complain. My grandfather, who I'm told I resemble, complained a lot, too. So, I shall complain as well, then get my act together. But not until I'm finished complaining. I'm not happy 'til I'm unhappy.

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Okay, I'm done.

Blatant Pyromania

Here's some advice.

Go set something on fire.

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Right now.

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It's fun.

Now, I'm not advocating arson, just light a small piece of paper, a plastic toy soldier or something on fire and watch it burn/melt, as long as you place it on something that will not catch on fire and don't touch it directly 'cause it will be hot.

Now, why in the hell am I telling you this? 'Cause watching something burn into ash is awe-inspiring. I'm not going to say it's 'cause humans are destructive by nature yadda, yadda or any of that kind of crap, I just think fire is beautiful. I am a pyromaniac, just a practical one, even though that sounds like an oxymoron.

Prometheus does not get his liver eaten every day by an eagle as punishment for bringing fire to mankind, just so we can not set things on fire. Give the titan a reason not to say, "Well, that was a waste of my life." C'mon already, start a fire!

Please note that I am not responsible for any damage by fire done to people or property by anyone who read this post.

You didn't have to listen to me.

National Pancake Day

This is public service announcement.

I want to everyone to be aware of the existence of National Pancake Day, February 23. Why? Two words.

Free pancakes.

That's all that needs to be said to best illustrate how truly awesome Pancake Day is. Mark your calenders in red ink! It's better than about seventy percent of most holidays anyway. No one cares about President's Day, except furniture stores and car dealerships. Screw Arbor's Day, tree-huggers! ...I'm half-kidding, hippies.

If you don't like pancakes, then screw you. Get out of my sight. As long as I never know of your breakfast preferences, we can remain friends, but if you came out of the closet and revealed your dark secret... dun, Dun, DUNNNN... there will be some issues in our friendship. I don't even know if I would look at you the same way if we stayed friends, so I would have to end it most likely due to awkwardness of being in the same room as you. Maybe with time I could learn to accept your different breakfast orientation, but that's time I just don't have. If I did have the time, however, we would be able to remain friends, and the awkward atmosphere between us would vanish in an instant. The world would be one step closer to a better place...

Oh, and if you haven't gotten it yet, I'm parodying a friend with no definite stance towards homosexuality who finds out one of his/her good friends of the same gender is gay and his/her possible reactions to his/her friend's coming out of the closet. Also, I have nothing against homosexuality, just pancake haters.

They need to stop breathing the same air as me and die already, and the world would be one step closer to a better place... Yes, I see the irony. Do I care? Obviously not at this point.