Word of the week- philter

Ok, I realize that it's been a while since I've done a word of the week, but with the holidays, and my boyfriend going missing to search for a cure for my clichemia, I haven't really had a lot of time.
But lucky for all of you, I just so happen to be on a snow day, so I have nothing to do other than write a blog.


Oh yeah, Jonathan has returned. But I think something might have happened to him on his trip- He's acting stranger than normal....


Anyway, the word of the week is brought to you by the letter "P"!

philter

 : FIL-ter \  noun;

1. A magic potion for any purpose.

2. A potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.

For all of you that keep wondering why I am with Jonathan, I finally have your answer: He must have given me a philter! It all makes perfect sense now.

Tune in tomorrow for more on love potions!

<3 LD

word of the week- oblivious

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "O"!

 ***Blogger is being weird about uploading images, so check back later for the sign language pic***

oblivious

\ uh-BLIV-ee-us \  adjective;

1. Lacking all memory; forgetful.

2. Lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge; unmindful

I began writing this blog on Wednesday and forgot about it. How appropriate! 

There are a lot of things I could go on and on about when it comes to people

being oblivious. My boyfriend, for example, is very sweet, but he is often

very clueless. Perhaps now I can start calling him oblivious to mix it up a 

little :)

I'm also a very forgetful person. If I don't physically write something down,

set an alarm, and get a physical reminder, chances are I'm going to forget 

what I'm supposed to do. Most people know this about me, so they don't 

take it personally when I forget something. So, for those of you who didn't

know, now you do, so take it easy on me when I forget something. 

<3 LD

word of the week- nosegay

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "N"!

nosegay

 \ NOHZ-gay \ noun;

1.

A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.

also, it is THE tobacco for pipe or cigarette.

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Word of the week- multifarious

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "M"! 

multifarious:

 muhl-tuh-FAIR-ee-uhs \  adjective;

Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified

I've been trying to find a word that describes me, and this one seems to fit. I get made fun of for having so many different interests, and often people wonder how I can go from being a dork and playing video games, to reading classic literature, to playing my guitar, to making a scrapbook page (lately, it's just been cards though) to writing a blog,  along with my many other interests all in a few hours time span. Now I have my answer: I'm multifarious! I can't help that a lot of different things interest me, I've always been that way. I used to just tell people that my interests were teasingly diverse, and make some joke about it, but now I have an actual word that describes me! 

Now, go be multifarious! 

<3 LD

word of the week- loquacious

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "L"! (yeah, that's right- you should all be able to sign nearly half of the alphabet by now)

Loquacious:

loh-KWAY-shuhs \ adjective

1.Very talkative.

2.Full of excessive talk; wordy

The letter L is my favorite letter of the alphabet for some reason, so I thought it would only be appropriate to have a word that directly reflects my personality. 

My mom always tells me that once I learned to talk I started and never stopped. I'm pretty sure the first time I ever heard someone say "shut up" was from my mom telling me to stop talking. What can I say? I love to talk. I'm full of stories, and even if I've already told you it once, I'm going to tell you again. That's the main reason I started a blog... otherwise, I would drive everyone insane with my random rambles. 

I have been fortunate enough to have a few people in my life that actually handled the random rambles pretty well. And if you have talked with me on the phone on a regular basis, you are more awesome than words can describe and deserve some sort of award for your patience. 

The only problem with being a "Chatty Cathy" is that when I am not talking excessively, people think something is wrong. Lately, when this happens, I respond with "I'm tired", which apparently has become my new catch phrase. In my defense, I haven't had a lot of free time lately, so I am tired most of the time. But, I think I am finally adjusting to it. So watch out- LD is back. and I might even find LaDasha again soon.

<3 LD

Word of the week- Kismet

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "K"!

Kismet: Destiny; Fate.

Do you believe in destiny? I sure do. My life is nothing like I expected it to be, and I'm very glad it's not! The first actual plans I remember having for my life was when I was in high school, and was getting ready to move to California. I had a picture of what my life would be like after I got out there, which I won't get into detail about....Well, as most of you know, my life didn't end up anything like what I had planned! I have no regrets about anything that has happened in my life, because it brought me to where I am today, and made me into the person I am. Without the collection of experiences, people I've met, places I've been, memories I've made, etc, I wouldn't be me. There have been several times when I've been frustrated with myself for decisions I've made, but I'm thankful now that I made them. 

Life is a journey, and every decision we make paves the road for our future. 

<3 LD

word of the week- jovial

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "J"!

Jovial: Merry; joyous; jolly; characterized by mirth or jollity.

Jollity? hmm, I think I'm going to have to start using that word, I like it.

I thought this word would be appropriate given the time of year. Most of you will know this word already, but what can I say? I'm definitely in the Christmas spirit and am full of jollity. 

When you think of the word jolly, most likely, you will think of Jolly Old St.Nicholas, or SANTA!!!!

Santa!!! I know that guy!!!

There's also other cool things with the word jolly-

Take the Jolly Roger for example: it's a pirate flag! how awesome is that?

arrrg! have you seen me booty?

Also, Jolly Ranchers! They are absolute deliciousness.

mmmm

With the word Merry- we automatically think "Merry Christmas!"

But, how many of you thought of this guy?

If you don't know who this is, you should probably stop reading my blog immediately bc chances are I won't like you....unless you are willing to amend your ignorance. (j/k!..or am i???)

This just goes to show you that the word Jovial is awesome in more than one way....and now you are going to associate it with all these other things that have nothing to do with the word other than my randomness!!

<3 LD

word of the week- invective

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "I"!

invective: insulting or abusive language

I have to say, I was very excited to use this word because it reminds me of a quote from the Hangover that I use a lot.

Sorry for the short lesson plan today, but I'm a little behind.

<3 LD

Word of the Week- hector

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "h"!

The word of the week is Hector: to bully or harass.

Now, I personally have never been bullied, but I've seen it happen to others. If you don't know what bullying is, here is a quick overview:

Sometimes bullying starts at a very young age. And for those kids, I hate to say it, but there is just simply no hope...

(I was totally joking about the no hope thing of course)

It also seems that bullying evolves over time to keep up with technology and trends...

It went from shoving each other in lockers to hacking into computers and blogging? Go figure.
Anyway, I must go hector the person who put gave my computer a virus until he pays for me to get it fixed.

 this is what i'm going to do to him until he gives in.

<3 LD

word of the week-glower

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "G"! 

Glower: To look or stare angrily or with a scowl

 

has this ever happened to you?

Now, I'm not a fan of this act, because as many of you know, "I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite!" 

But it seems that there are some days when even I feel as if everyone is glowering at me. Yes, even AWESOME-O has these days, and even with my super-ability to be super-awesome and all that other junk, it still gets to me a little when I have days like that. So next time you encounter a day filled with glowering people, and it gets you down, remember AWESOME-O's motto: "When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead." And yes, I know I've used this quote before, and I'm sure I will use it again...that's just what happens with great quotes. 

Another tactic I like to use when people are giving me angry stares is to picture something funny that I've seen before to replace their faces. Here are a few pictures to help you get started:

satanic wet cat becomes....

fat, fluffy couch potato cat!

stern jack nicholson becomes....

a less-scary jack nicholson- the joker!

mean fat baby becomes....

super cute, talented baby who drinks beer. awww.

scary boxer becomes...

...whatever the heck this is!

Now that you know how to defeat a day of glowering, go out and use these powers to fight off negativity everywhere. And remember, the best way to get someone to stop giving you mean glares is to smile at them. If necessary, make it an insane smile (like Tracy) and even add some maniacal laughter in as well. If nothing else, they will think you are crazy and leave you alone!

<3 LD

Word(s) of the Day

I felt bad for missing last week's word, so I have decided to try to redeem myself by doing 2 words today. This week (and last week) is brought to you by the letters "E" and "F"!

Enervate: To deprive of vigor, force, or strength; to render feeble; to weaken.

Fatuous: Inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid.

<3 LD

 

Word of the Week- Didactic

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "D"! 

Didactic: Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive; teaching some moral lesson.

I feel this word is very fitting for my life this week, as I have had to make several tough choices, and therefore have learned a lot of life lessons. Going into detail would get too personal for a blog, so I will share some lyrics and a link to a song that has been on my mind today.

Landslide- Fleetwood Mac 

I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
Till the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older and I'm getting older too

<3 LD

word of the week: ca-coo!

This week's word is brought to you by the letter "C"

cookie, cookie, cookie starts with c!

 And yes, you read it correctly, the word of the week is ca-coo.

I'm not sure how to spell it, but i did my best to make it how it sounds. I'm sorry for lacking a more intellectual word this week, but I'm lazy and it's late.

Ca-coo is the sound hootie the owl makes according to a gay pirate. Here's Hootie:

And apparently, he's also very opinionated about everyone's lives and if you don't listen to him, he will stare at you and creep you out. Well, he creeps me out at least, but I guess some people like to be stared at.

Now, since you are all a little dumber for having read this post, I will end it now before it gets worse.

<3 LD

word of the week- apprise

It's time for Word of the Day Wednesday, hooray! Now many of you are going to wonder how I decide which word I am going to use for the word of the day, and it's actually a pretty funny process. For those of you who wish to know the answer, I will be happy to provide it to you in person, because I think your response will be well worth the effort I will be putting into this :)

As you have already seen by the title- today's word is apprise. To apprise means to give notice to; to inform....often followed by "of". Example- On Monday, I apprised my blog followers of the daily topics I was going to begin writing about. 

I recently had to apprise the family I was a nanny for of my recent job opportunity at Bethlehem. Taking the new job meant that I wouldn't be able to work for them anymore, so it was a hard thing for me to do. I'm not very good with confrontation, especially when it involves letting people down. Unfortunately, I've had to do it a lot lately... but don't worry- I think I'm almost near my disappointment quota for the year, so I should be good now. But to be on the safe side, if you are looking for a let-down, print this out and see me. 

offer only valid with coupon. non applicable to non-accquaintences of LD.coupon must be presented at time of redemption. not valid with any other offers. one coupon per person, please! disappointment is not something I like to do, so please use wisely. once used, disappointment cannot be returned. thank you and have a blessed day. 

<3 LD

Word of the week- palindrome

I realized that this thing had absolutely no rhyme or reason, and I was basically using it as an outlet for all of my random rambles when no one was around to talk to. So to make it more interesting and to give it a little more structure, I've decided to start doing the "Word of the Week" segment. 

This week's word is palin...wait for it....drome!

a palindrome is a word, phrase, or number that can be read the same way in either direction.

I have always loved palindromes, as my birthday is one- 7/8/87. I also realized that my best friends is one when she gave her birth date to the pharmacist yesterday- 5/8/85. I got really excited and it sparked my passion for them once again. 

Here are a few of my favorites, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do:

Do geese see God?

Murder for a jar of red rum 

Tulsa nightlife:filth, gin, a slut.

Won't lovers revolt now?

Yo, Banana Boy!

and the greatest of all, a poem by Demetri Martin:

Dammit I’m mad.
Evil is a deed as I live.
God, am I reviled? I rise, my bed on a sun, I melt.
To be not one man emanating is sad. I piss.
Alas, it is so late. Who stops to help?
Man, it is hot. I’m in it. I tell.
I am not a devil. I level “Mad Dog”.
Ah, say burning is, as a deified gulp,
 In my halo of a mired rum tin.
I erase many men. Oh, to be man, a sin.
Is evil in a clam? In a trap?
No. It is open. On it I was stuck.
Rats peed on hope. Elsewhere dips a web.
Be still if I fill its ebb.
Ew, a spider… eh?
We sleep. Oh no!
Deep, stark cuts saw it in one position.
Part animal, can I live? Sin is a name.
Both, one… my names are in it.
Murder? I’m a fool.
A hymn I plug, deified as a sign in ruby ash.
A Goddam level I lived at.
On mail let it in. I’m it.
Oh, sit in ample hot spots. Oh wet!
A loss it is alas (sip). I’d assign it a name.
Name not one bottle minus an ode by me:
“Sir, I deliver. I’m a dog”
Evil is a deed as I live.
Dammit I’m mad.

 

 

<3 LD