Anybody out there?
After reading this story from the New York Times, I decided to try a little experiment.
If you know what I'm sayin'
There has been a lot of talk of euphemisms lately. It all started when I referred to the woman who my brother is "seeing" or "talking to" or "romantically interested in" as his euphemism, and the person I was talking to didn't understand what I meant.
Stick that in your lexicon and ...
I took the Vocabpower word quiz in the Today section, um, today, and had no idea what the final word meant.
Random acts of wordiness
Sometimes great ideas come from mispronounced words. My wordie friend, the same fellow who inspired me to come up with "descaliate," was talking about the fact that he likes to use slang words when he plays Scrabble, and he said "I like to play scang slabble."
A moment of silence
As many of you know, the Scrabulous application was recently yanked from facebook. The cause of its removal appears to be legal issues.
Although Scrabulous will live on at its original Web site, scrabulous.com, its presence on Facebook will be greatly missed.
As we all go through this grieving process together, I invite you to leave your memories and thoughts about Scrabulous on Facebook in this community space.
SoF, we loved you well, and will never forget you.
That's what I was afraid of...
When I decided to make this a word blog, the line of logic went something like this: "I ALWAYS have clever or interesting things to say about the English language (or my version of it)."
Your words, not mine
All people have phrases they think they invented. OK, most people. Mine, as you know, is "cat trinket gay."
Scrabulous
One way to learn new words is by playing Scrabble, a game that turns 70 this year. But the way my Scrabble partners and I word war is somewhat different from the original setup created by Alfred Mosher Butts.
No windows were harmed in the making of this blog post
Just to mix things up, I am going to start this entry off by discussing a real, in-the-dictionary word: defenestrate.
A friend of mine reminded me of this word on a very appropriate day: moving day. He helped me pack my things, and we talked about what the consequences would be if I followed through with my desire to defenestrate all of my possessions.
Just what we need, more stereotypes
There has been a lot of talk in the newsroom lately about coining phrases. More specifically, there has been talk of people claiming to have coined phrases that they did not coin.
But I'm pretty sure I can take credit for this one.
WORDS
So, yes, it has been many months since I wrote on my blog. But today, after waiting for this very thing, I got some inspiration.
Fighting words
I figured out one of the things that I hate about reality television. I made this discovery while trying to watch "The Salt-Pepa Show" (yes, THAT Salt-N-Pepa.)
Millionaire Matchma ... Oh, sorry, I fell asleep
So, I have had the opportunity to watch pieces of a few different episodes of "Millionaire Matchmaker," a show on Bravo that is exactly what it sounds like.
Item No. 2
So, it is time for me to reveal the other reality show I like. It's one that is of the absolute worst format, where they just put a camera in a house with a couple of people who live together. But the difference is that these kids are funny.
It's your turn
Hey y'all, it is Music Video Thursday, but I did not have time to dig up a good one today. So I am asking you, my adoring fans, to submit your picks for Music Video of the Week. In the unlikely event that more than one person posts a video, I shall pick a winner, and the winner's taste and improved status will be revered right here on my blog.
Bring the funny
Seems like it's time for some online comics.
Here's one from xkcd.com that I got a chuckle out of: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_calls.png
Here is a good one from Ctrl+Alt+Del: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic
Project find a dissenter
This TV blogging thing may end up becoming more than weekly. It's fun for me. So consider yourselves warned.
So continuing the topic of reality television, I have this theory: Everyone likes "Project Runway." I mentioned earlier that I like two reality TV shows. "Project Runway" is one of them. When I first started watching it, I was a little embarassed because I generally have an extremely low opinion of reality TV in all of its incarnations.
Reality check
Today begins my weekly TV blogging. Now, as a rule, I don't generally like reality TV. This has become quite the problem lately because of the fact that a majority of programming seems to fall into that category. The writers' strike did not help matters.
Back to the music
All right, kids, I'm bringing Music Video Thursday back. Also, starting tomorrow I will be doing another weekly feature.
It's like he's reading my mind
Sometimes all it takes is a Toothpaste for Dinner comic to remind me that somewhere out there, someone understands.
toothpastefordinner.com
Thanks, Drew!
That ain't legal
In today's paper, in the Idaho Records, it lists a man who was arrested for "attempt to take simulated wildlife." This, for me, drums up images of some dude at Cabela's deciding he'd like a stuffed cougar of his own and trying to make off with it.
More likely, my new favorite phrase, "simulated wildlife," refers to deer decoys that are set up on the sides of roads to catch people hunting from their cars. In which case, I would love to meet the dude who tried to steal a fake deer.
Love, golf and asteroids
Right about the time I got sick and tired of being on crutches, I got sick and tired of writing about being on crutches.
So, basically, I need a new topic for my blog. Who knows how long that could take. Please let me know if you have suggestions.
Bloggin' time
I hate it when people who have nothing to say update their blogs anyway. Unless it's me.
But other people have things to say, so I'll put their stuff.
Duct tape? Right next to the shampoo
Seven days, 13 hours and 44 minutes. That's how long it is until I get my hard cast off. I will still be on crutches after that, so not much will change, but I will get a removable boot cast, so some things will.
Wouldn't that be handy
For those of you who do not have windows, you should know that it has snowed a foot in the past 24 hours in Spokane. This prompted not one but two people to give me the same advice today: "You should put a ski on that thing," referring to my cast.
