Why say "day" when you can say "diurnal round"?

[wowbagger]

I'm reading a book called The Hypochondriacs: Nine Tormented Lives by Brian Dillon. It's a fascinating read; as you might imagine, it chronicles the lives of nine famous hypochondriacs (Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Glenn Gould, Andy Warhol, etc.) and their battles with health and society throughout their lives. There's tons of

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[keohn]

Hi, this is Wilson. I know none of those words, but I think it would've been much more surprising if I did know one. I know the word idiosyncrasy which I learned in like 6th grade. I'll settle for that.

[wowbagger]

Oh, my God! Wilson! I was talking about you yesterday! I was telling my friend about how I used to go watch you and Chris and Casey play Unreal Tournament... how the hell are you?

[keohn]

Yeah Redeemer! I'm doing quite well. Happily married, wife's pregnant with our first child. I recently got a job that I'm happy with after a year of hopping around. So things are very bueno. I feel like I'm hijacking your post though. Como estas? (by the way, i tried to send you an LJ message a while ago.)