It may sound incredibly nerdy, but I really love learning new words. I even made an icon for a Facebook app that reads, “I have an extensive vocabulary, and I’m not afraid to use it!”
I use a Mac, so I have the “Word of the Day” widget on my computer. I love it. I can almost always find a word on one of the six or so word-a-day sites it uses, so it’s fun.
Yahoo! Education is the worst, though. It’s supposedly aimed at college and grad school students, but I think the average high school student should be at least a little familiar with nearly every word they choose.
Today’s word of choice is from Wordsmith.org: cacography.
That’s “bad handwriting” or “incorrect spelling,” which I am subjected to every day. At least now I have an impressive-sounding word for it.
Jul 31, 11:15AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Well, hopefully tomorrow! We’ve been through so many hoops at this point–I feel like a trained monkey…
If everything goes right, we’ll still be moving on Saturday!
We planned to buy a house this summer over a year ago. Really, with the tax credits and all, we couldn’t have done better if we had time-traveled to the future to check it out.
Jul 22, 07:16PM PDT | 0 comments
Not really me
12 months ago
I know socks are all the rage. I saw all the cool patterns and thought it might be interesting.
But it’s not really me. I recommend trying it, but in my case I stopped the first sock early (I was knitting it toe-up, because cuff-down really didn’t appeal to me) and decided not to bother with the second.
But try it! You may love it. I think I’ll try again eventually, with magic loop or two circulars. Maybe I just don’t like double pointed needles…
Nov 06, 2008, 03:47PM PST | 0 comments
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