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say the word 'fond' over and over and observe as it loses all meaning.

THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

ever to confess you're bored means you have no inner resources

"and in class we played this game called 'the dead poets game.' you pick up a card with a dead poet on it and you have to make a hand motion to explain how the poet died. so if you sweep your hand backwards it means the poet tripped and fell."

recently overheard by yours truly. this is straight out of a todd solondz movie if you ask me.

last fall my class had to write the "biography" of a word. my teacher's intention was that we would get to know the word. sometimes reading a definition makes all the difference. i chose the word 'isolate.'

isolate, v, 1. to place or set apart or alone; to cause to stand alone, detached, separate, or unconnected with other things or persons; to insulate

lately the word 'sycophant' has been lurking in and around my ear.

sycophant, n, 1. a self-seeking, servile flatterer, fawning parasite.

is it just me or is that a confusing definition? killer s-es, though.

reading the dictionary is fun.

fun, n, 1. something that provides mirth or amusement

adj, of or pertaining to fun.

synonyms: absurdity, blast, buffoonery, cheer, distraction, foolery, picnic, solace, treat

antonyms: sadness, work

we need a picture

there we go!

words are like a certain person: can't say what they mean, don't mean what they say

some words i've been interested in lately:

mutate

histamine

isolate

pretzel

combust

subdue

lugubrious

compote

sweat

shot

stomach

refrigerator 

indication

aboriginal

affidavit

dexterous

bacchanalia (woohoo!)

cachet

cardinal

doctored

lark

foible

indelible

muzzle

and u?