"And from the first to the last time,
the signs said 'stop' - but we went on whole-hearted.
It ended bad, but I love what we started."

In three days I've slept just as many hours. My body shuts off when it pleases, but my mind refuses to follow suit. (If and when it does, it's something short of helpful.) For these same three days I've been praying for a sign that I made the right choice. And so far, nothing. My wishful(?) thinking says that, certainly, this means I made a mistake ( Read more... )

If I met 15-year-old me, I'd see that I haven't changed a bit.

dissimulate \dih-SIM-yuh-layt\, transitive verb:

1. To conceal under a false appearance.
2. To hide one's feelings or intentions; to put on a false appearance; to feign; to pretend.

Example: I've grown much too tired to try and dissimulate my feelings of frustration; he knows how much he gets to me.

Yesterday's word:

supine \soo-PYN; SOO-pyn\, adjective1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward ( Read more... )

censure \SEN-shur\, noun:

1. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame.
2. An official reprimand or expression of disapproval.
3. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to criticize severely.
4. To express official disapproval of.

Example: I should be censured for these subpar vocabulary ( Read more... )

extemporaneous \ek-stem-puh-RAY-nee-us\, adjective1. Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; impromptu ( Read more... )

Today's word isn't as fun as the others have been. Or maybe I'm still agitated.

pettifogger \PET-ee-fog-ur\, noun:

1. A petty, unscrupulous lawyer; a shyster.
2. A person who quibbles over trivia.

Example: When the heck am I ever going to use the word 'pettifogger'? Thanks, Word of the Day.

I'd like to think I'm a pretty good person. I'm not a great person, but again, I'd like to think I'm on the right track. I try and treat everyone I know with respect, and though sometimes I fall short, it's my intention to treat others the way I'd like to be treated. That being said, I'm very choosy about my friends. I don't mean this in a snobby ( Read more... )

Could Becca have picked a better day to pick on me? I think not!

yeasty \YEE-stee\, adjective1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling yeast ( Read more... )