what are u doing for halloween(firefox tells me its misspelt(fire fox tells me that’s not right either) but i dont(firefox also tells me that that is wrong but i know its because of the apostrophe(see i can spell complicated words!) and also firefox says firefox is spelt(lol spelt too! its(see firefox doesnt pick up on that because the apostrophe is syntactically motivated) actually spelled(now thats fine!) i think but I’m not gonna change it because i would have to rewrite my whole hilarious message) incorrectly so I think its just being sensitive) care)? thinking of going out.

I’m going to stop dumping things from my hard drive onto my blog now. Also, Alison and I leave for BUCLD in Boston tomorrow.

I’d passed Dixie Tavern many times on evening strolls, but I’d never thought to enter. White text on a plastic blue plaque barred my entrance: PERSONS UNDER 21 MAY NOT ENTER THESE PREMISES UNDER PENALTY OF LAW WITHOUT PROPER ID. I realized this night, all of a sudden, that the sign specified only that persons like myself have proper ID, which I did, in my tote bag pocket. (The ID said I was under 21, but it was proper, wasn’t it?) The sign didn’t directly bar me. In fact, now that I thought about it, it actually gave me permission. I entered guilt-free.

SOC/COM 197, Clayman   January 22, 2003  Perot Interview      MacNeil/Lehrer 18 September 1992

1  IR:     .hhh Mister Perot joins us now:.=And thank you for being
2          with us.
3  RP:     Nice to be with [you.
4  IR:                     [.hhhhh Alright, (.) what’s going on:=Are
5          you gonna get back in the race ir no:t.
6  RP:     Uh:: (.0.5) w:e are working: night and day:. (0.6) with
7          every: eh=senatorial and congressional candidate, .hhh We’re
8          working with both parties to try to get the two party system
9          to address the issues that concer:n (.) our people.
10          .hh Number one we’d like a government that works. (0.5)
11          We have a government th’t’s in gridlock. (0.8) Uh:: number
12          t- one a:, (.) we would like (.) people t’go to Washington
13          to ser:ve.  (0.5) We would like th’ people to- ( )=for that
14          to be their motivation. (.) We would like to: r:estructure
15          our government so that it doesn’t attract (.) power driven
16          ego- (.) driven people who go to cash i:n. .hhh And then
17          finally (0.4) and very importantly (0.2) we ar:e spending
18          ourselves in:to disaster, .h We’re four trillion dollars in
19          de:bt, .hh We  want a: realistic (.) program: to put our
20          country back on a strong financial tra:ck, t’put out people
21          back to wor:k, .hhh so that our UchilUdren (.) have the same
22          opportunities we have.
23  IR:     (But)=what has cha:nges (.) Mister Perot, since hh (.2) two
24          months ago (.) July the sixtee:nth (.) when you announced
25          you were no:t gonna be=a candidate for president because ya-
26          in=so=many=words you said=it- .hhh we’d be mucking up the
27          presidential process uf we goto in (.) and b’sides the
28          demo[crat]s I=think used the word of revi:talized
29  RP:         [Mhm.]
30  IR:     themsel[ves. ] (0.2) What’s change:d. (0.2) since that day?
31  RP:            [Mh:m.] (0.2) Nee-ther (.) party (0.2) has come
32          squarely down (.) on (0.2) with these issues. (0.7)
33          Finally, (.) our government (.) is organized (.) to fight
34          the cold wa:r. (0.5) We need to r’organize our government
35          for=the twenty first century. (0.2) And (.) we have (0.8)
36          a (0.5) national security council (0.5) to deal with the
37          cold war (.) which no longer exists. .hh (0.2) We don’t
38          have a counterpart (0.2) to deal with rebuilding America
39        domestically. (0.5) These are things (.) that we had hoped
40          both parties (.) wou:ld (.) do:. (0.8) So far they haven’t
41          done it. (0.4) I have people individually- and thi-s
42          is=very important, (0.4) they can’t join committee one
43          hundred. (.) They can’t give (one) hundred thousand dollars.
44          (0.4) They can’t attract your attention with big PAC gifts.
45          (0.8) They t- alo:ne are nothing. (0.3) Together in this
46          world’s organization they have a huge voice and it’s
47          (tapping) both parties on the shoulder saying listen to us.
48          hh
49  IR:     But is Ro:ss Perot a candidate or not. (0.2) They’re
50          only=what- si:x wee:ks left in this campaig[n.  ] (.) Do you
51  RP:                                                [(I-)]
52  IR:     seriously belie:ve that eether President Bush or governor
53          Clinton is going to make an OVERhaul (0.2) of his economic
54        proposal (.) or any other major proposal between now and
55          election day?

Word Meaning Origins
Appypolly loggy Apology School boy speak
Baboochka Old woman Russian: babooshka/grandmother
Baddiwad Bad School boy speak
Banda Band Russian: banda/band, gang
Bezoomy Mad Russian: byezoomiyi/mad, insane
Biblio Library Russian: biblioteka/library
Bitva Battle Russian: bitva/battle
Bog God Russian: Bog/God
Bolnoy Sick Russian: bolnoy/sick
Bolshy Big Russian: bolshoy/big
Bratchny Bastard Russian: vnyebrachnyi/illegitimate
Bratty Brother Russian: brat/brother
Britva Razor Russian: britva/razor
Brooko Belly Russian: bryukho/abdomen
Brosay Throw Russian: brosat/to throw
Bugatty Rich Russian: bogaty/wealthy
Cal Shit Russian: kal/excrement, faeces
Cancer Cigarette Standard slang term: ie. cancer stick
Cantora Office Russian: kontora/office
Carman Pocket Russian: karman/pocket
Chai Tea Russian: chai/tea, c.f. English Slang: cha/tea
Charlie Chaplain/Priest Rhyming slang: Charlie Chaplin -> Chaplain
Chasha Cup Russian: chashka/cup
Chasso Guard Russian: chasovoy/sentry
Cheena Woman Russian: zhenshcheena/woman
Cheest Wash Russian: cheestit/to clean
Chelloveck Fellow Russian: chelovyek/person, man
Chepooka Nonsense Russian: chyepookha/nonsense
Choodessny Wonderful Russian: choodesniyi/miraculous
Chumble Mumble Invented slang: chatter + mumble (?)
Clop Knock German: klop/hit Dutch/Malay: kloppen/to hit Cluve Beak Russian: klyuv/beak Collocol Bell Russian: kolokol/bell
Crark Yowl Unknown
Crast Steal Russian: krast/steal
Creech Scream Russian: kreechat/scream
Cutter Money Unknown
Dama Lady Russian: dama/lady
Ded Old Man Russian: ded/grandfather
Deng Money Russian: dengi/money
Devotchka Girl Russian: devochka/girl
Dobby Good Russian: dobro/good
Domy House Russian: dom/house
Dook Ghost Gypsy: dook/magic Russian: dukh: spirit/shost
Dorogoy Valuable Russian: dorogoi/expensive, dear
Drat Fight Russian: drat/to tear to pieces, to kill drat’sya/to fight
Drencrom A drug Invented slang: adrenochrome
Droog Friend Russian: droog/friend
Dva Two Russian: dva/two
Eegra Game Russian: igra/game
Eemya Name Russian: imya/name
Eggiweg Egg School boy speak
Em Mum Invented slang: ‘M’ from “Mama”
Fagged Tired English slang: tired
Filly Play Unknown
Firegold A particular drink Invented slang: Unknown
Forella Trout Russian: forel/trout
Gazetta Newspaper Russian: gazeta/newspaper
Glazz Eye Russian: glaz/eye
Gloopy Stupid Russian: glupiyi/foolish, stupid
Godman Priest Invented slang: ‘man of God’
Golly Unit of Money Invented slang: related to ‘lolly’ (money)
Goloss Voice Russian: golos/voice
Goober Lip Russian: guba/lip
Gooly To Walk Russian: gulyat/to walk, stroll
Gorlo Throat Russian: gorlo/throat
Govoreet To speak or talk Russian: govorit/to speak, talk
Grazhny Dirty Russian: gryuzniyi/dirty
Grazzy Soiled Russian: gryuzniyi/dirty
Gromky Loud Russian: gromkii/loud
Groody Breast Russian: grud/breast
Gruppa Group Russian: gruppa/group
Guff Laugh Invented slang: short “guffaw”
Gulliver Head Russian: golova/head
Guttiwuts Guts School boy speak
Hen-korm Chickenfeed Invented slang: hen-corn Possibly Russian: korm/animal feed
Horn To Cry Out Invented slang: sound a horn
Horrorshow Good, well Russian: khorosho/good
Hound-and-Horny corny Rhyming Slang: corny
In-out-in-out Sex Invented slang: obvious
Interessovat To interest Russian: interesovat/ to interest
Itty To go Russian: idti/to go
Jammiwam Jam School boy speak
Jeezny Life Russian: zhizn/life
Kartoffel Potatoes Russian: kartofel/potatoes
Keeshkas Guts Russian: kishka/intestines
Kleb Bread Russian: kleb/bread
Klootch Key Russian: klyuch/key
Knopka Button Russian: knopka/push-button
Kopat To Dig (Eng. idiom) Russian: kopat/to dig (a hole, ditch, etc)
Koshka Cat Russian: koshka/cat
Kot Tomcat Russian: kot/cat
Krovvy Blood Russian: krov/blood
Kupet To Buy Russian: kupit/to buy
Lapa Paw Russian: lapa/paw
Lewdies People Russian: lyudi/people
Lighter Crone (?) Invented slang: related to”blighter”?
Litso Face Russian: litso/face
Lomtick Slice Russian: lomtik/slice (of bread)
Loveted Caught Russian: lovit/to catch
Lubbilubbing Making love Russian: lyublyu/love
Luscious Glory Hair Rhyming Slang: upper story/hair
Malchick Boy Russian: malchik/boy
Malenky Little Russian: malyenkiyi/small
Maslo Butter Russian: maslo/butter
Merzky Filthy Russian: merzkiyi/loathsome, vile
Messel Thought Russian: misl/thought
Mesto Place Russian: mesto/place
Millicent Policeman Russian: militsiya/policeman
Minoota Minute Russian: minuta/minute
Molodoy Young Russian: molodoy/young
Moloko Milk Russian: moloko/milk
Moodge Man Russian: muzhchina/male human being
Morder Snout Russian: morda/snout
Mounch Snack Invented slang: munch?
Mozg Brain Russian: mozg/brain
Nachinat To Begin Russian: nachinat/to begin
Nadmenny Arrogant Russian: nadmenniyi/arrogant
Nadsat Teenage Russian: ending for numbers 11-19
Nagoy Naked Russian: nagoi/naked
Nazz Fool Russian: nazad/literally backwards (adv.)
Neezhnies Underpants Russian: nizhniyi/lower (adj.)
Nochy Night Russian: noch/night
Noga Foot Russian: noga/foot
Nozh Knife Russian: nozh/knife
Nuking (scent) Smelling (of perfume) Russian: nyukhat/to smell, take a whiff
Oddy-knocky Lonesome Russian: odinok/lonesome
Odin One Russian: odin/one
Okno Window Russian: okno/window
Oobivat To Kill Russian: ubivat/to kill
Ookadeet To leave Russian: ukhodit/to leave
Ooko Ear Russian: ukho/ear
Oomny Clever Russian: umniyi/clever
Oozhassny Terrible Russian: ukhasniyi/terrible
Oozy Chain Russian: uzh/snake
Orange Man Malay: Orang/Man (c.f. the Orang Utan ape)
Osoosh To Dry Russian: osushat/to dry
Otchkies Eyeglasses Russian: otchki/glasses
Pan-handle Erection Invented slang: phallic reference
Pee Father Invented slang: ‘P’ from “Papa”
Peet To Drink Russian: pit/to drink
Pishcha Food Russian: pisha/food
Platch To Cry Russian: plakat/to cry
Platties Clothes Russian: platye/clothes
Plenny Prisoner Russian: plenniyi/prisoner
Plesk Splash Russian: pleskat/to splash
Pletcho Shoulder Russian: plecho/shoulder
Plott Flesh Russian: plot/flesh
Podooshka Pillow Russian: podushka/pillow
Pol Sex Russian: pol/sex (gender)
Polezny Useful Russian: polezniyi/useful
Polyclef Skeleton key English: poly/many + clef/key
Pony To understand Russian: ponimat/to understand
Poogly Scared Russian: pugat/ to frighten
Pooshka Gun Russian: pushka/cannon
Pop-disk Pop-music disc Invented slang
Prestoopnik Criminal Russian: prestupnik/criminal
Pretty Polly Money Rhyming slang: Derived from ‘lolly’ (money)
Privodeet To lead somewhere Russian: privodit/to lead (somewhere)
Prod To produce English slang: shortening of ‘produce’
Ptitsa Girl Russian: ptitsa/bird
Pyahnitsa Drunk Russian: pyanitsa/a drunkard
Rabbit Work Russian: rabota/work
Radosty Joy Russian: radost/joy
Raskazz Story Russian: rasskaz/story
Rasoodock Mind Russian: rassudok/sanity, common sense
Raz Time Russian: raz/occasion
Razdrez Upset Russian: razdrazhat/to irritate
Razrez To Rip Russian: razrvat/to rip
Rooker Hand Russian: ruka/hand
Rot Mouth Russian: rot/mouth
Rozz Policeman Russian: rozha/ugly face or grimace
Sabog Shoe French: sabot/a type of shoe Possibly Russian: sapog/a tall shoe
Sakar Sugar Russian: sakhar/sugar
Sammy Generous Russian: samoye/ the most
Sarky Sarcastic English slang: shortening of ’sarcastic’
Scoteena “Cow” Russian: skotina/colloquial: brute or beast
Shaika Gang Russian: shaika/band (as of thieves)
Sharp Female Invented slang: Unknown
Sharries Balls Russian: shariki/marbles
Shest Pole Russian: pole
Shilarny Concern Unknown
Shive Slice, cut English slang: shiv-a knife
Shiyah Neck Russian: shyeya/neck
Shlaga Club German: Schlager/club or bat (more exactly, something you use to hit with) Possibly Dutch/Malay origin: slaag/hit
Shlapa Hat Russian: shlyupa/hat
Shlem Helmet Russian: shlem/helmet
Shoom Noise Russian: shum/noise
Shoot Fool (v.) Russian: shutit/to fool
Sinny Movies, film Invented slang: from cinema
Skazat To say Russian: skazat/to say
Skolliwoll School School boy speak
Skorry Quick, quickly Russian: skori/quick
Skriking Scratching Invented slang: strike + scratch
Skvat To Grab Russian: khvatat/to grab, snatch
Sladky Sweet Russian: sladkiyi/sweet
Sloochat To happen Russian: sluchatsya/to happen
Slooshy To listen, hear Russian: slushat/to hear
Slovo Word Russian: slovo/word
Smeck Laugh (n.) Russian: smekh/a laugh
Smot To look Russian: smotret/to look
Sneety Dream Russian: snitsya/to dream
Snoutie Tobacco, snuff Invented slang: related to snout?
Snuff It To Die English slang: to snuff is to kill
Sobirat To Pick Up Russian: sobirat/to gather (people)
Sod Bastard (idiom) English slang: from sodomite
Sodding Fucking (idiom) English slang: from sodomy
Soomka Woman Russian: sumka/bag
Soviet Advice, order Russian: sovyet/advice, council
Spat, spatchka Sleep Russian: spat/to sleep
Spoogy Terrified Russian: spugivat/to frighten
Staja State Jail Invented Slang: State + Jail
Starry Old, ancient Russian: stariyi/old
Strack Horror Russian: strakh/fear
Synthmesc A particular drug Invented slang: synthetic mescaline
Tally Waist Russian: taliya/waist
Tashtook Handkerchief German: Taschentuch/Hankerchief
Tass Cup French: tasse/cup
Tolchock To hit Russian: tolchok/a push, shove
Toofles Slippers Russian: tuflya/slipper
Tree Three Russian: tri/three
Vareet To “cook up” Russian: varit/to cook up
Vaysay Washroom, toilet French: W.C. (pron. vey-sey)/watercloset
Veck Guy Russian: chelovyek/person, man
Vellocet A particular drug Invented slang: Amphetamine (Speed)/Cocaine
Veshch Thing Russian: vesh/thing
Viddy To see Russian: vidyet/to see
Voloss Hair Russian: volos/hair
Von Smell (n.) Russian: von/stench
Vred To Harm Russian: vred/to harm
Warble Song English: sing, a bird’s song
Yahma Hole Russian: yama/hole, pit
Yahoody Jew Arabic
Yahzick Tongue Russian: yazik/tongue
Yarbles Balls, testicles Russian: yarblicka/apples
Yeckate To Drive Russian: echatz (pron: “yekatz”)/to go
Zammechat Remarkable Russian: zamechatelniyi/remarkable
Zasnoot To Sleep Russian: zasnut/to fall asleep
Zheena Wife Russian: zhena/wife
Zoobies Teeth Russian: zubi/teeth
Zvonock Doorbell/Bellpull Russian: zvonok/doorbell
Zvook Sound Russian: zvuk/sound

1    abscond    to depart clandestinely
2    aberrant    deviating from the norm
3    alacrity    eager and enthusiastic willingness
4    anomaly    deviating from the norm
5    approbation    an expression of approval or praise
6    arduous    strenuous; taxing
7    assuage    to ease of lessen; to appease or pacify
8    audacious    daring and fearless; recklessly bold
9    austere    plain; without adornment
10    axiomatic    undeniable truth
11    canonical    following traditional standards
12    capricious    inclined to change one’s mind impulsively
13    censure    to criticize severely, to officially rebuke
14    chicanery    trickery
15    connoisseur    an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; an expert
16    convoluted    complex or complicated
17    disabuse    to undeceive; to free someone from a mistruth
18    discordant    conflicting; harsh in sound
19    disparate    fundamentally distinct
20    effrontery    extreme boldness; presumptuousness
21    eloquent    well-spoken, expressive, articulate
22    enervate    to weaken
23    ennui    dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
24    equivocate    to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
25    erudite    very scholarly
26    exculpate    exonerate, free from blame
27    exigent    urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
28    extemporaneous    improvised; done without preparation
29    filibuster    intentional obstruction using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative activity
30    fulminate    to loudly attack or denounce
31    ingenuous    artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
32    inured    accustomed to accepting something undesirable
33    irascible    easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts
34    laud    to praise highly
35    lucid    clear; easily understood
36    magnanimity    generously noble in mind and heart; especially forgiving
37    martial    associated with war and the armed forces
38    mundane    of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
39    nascent    coming into being; in early developmental stages
40    nebulous    vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
41    neologism    a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
42    noxious    harmful; injurious
43    obtuse    lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
44    obviate    to anticipate and make unnecessary
45    onerous    troubling; burdensome
46    paean    a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
47    parody    a humorous imitation intended for ridicule of comic effect
48    perennial    recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
49    perfidy    intentional breach of faith; treachery
50    perfunctory    cursory; done without care or interest
51    perspicacious    acutely perceptive; having keen discenment
52    prattle    to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
53    precipitate    acting with excessive haste or impulse; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly
54    predilection    a preference
55    prescience    foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring
56    prevaricate    to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
57    qualms    misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
58    recant    to retract, especially a previously held belief
59    refute    to disprove; to successfully argue against
60    relegate    to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
61    reticent    quiet or reserved
62    solicitous    concerned and attentive; eager
63    sordid    characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
64    sporadic    occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
65    squander    to waste irresponsibly
66    static    not moving or active
67    stupefy    to stun, baffle, or amaze
68    stymie    to block; thwart
69    synthesis    the combination of parts to make a whole
70    torque    a force that causes rotation
71    tortuous    winding, twisting; excessively complicated
72    truculent    fierce and cruel; eager to fight
73    veracity    truthfulness, honesty
74    virulent    extremely harmful or poisonous (like a virus), bitterly hostile or antagonistic
75    voracious    having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
76    waver    to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in an opinion
77    abate    to lessen in intensity or degree
78    accolade    an expression of praise
79    adulation    excessive praise
80    aesthetic    dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
81    ameliorate    to make better or more tolerable
82    ascetic    one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion
83    avarice    greed, especially for wealth
84    axiom    a universally recognized principle
85    burgeon    to grow rapidly or flourish
86    bucolic    rustic and patoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
87    cacophony    harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
88    canon    an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
89    castigation    severe criticism or punishment
90    caustic    burning or stining; causing corrosion
91    chary    wary, cautious; sparing
92    cogent    very convincing; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
93    complaisance    the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
94    contentious    argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
95    contrite    regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
96    culpable    deserving blame
97    dearth    a lack; scarcity; smallness of quantity
98    demur    to question or oppose; to take exception; to object
99    didactic    intended to teach or instruct
100    discretion    ability to make responsible decisions; caustious reserve in speech
101    disinterested    free from bias
102    dogmatic    expressing a rigid opinion based on unprovable principles
103    ebullience    the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
104    eclectic    composed of elements drawn from various sources
105    elegy    a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead.
106    emollient    soothing, esp. to the skin; mollifying; making less harsh
107    empirical    based on observation or experiement
108    enigmatic    mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
109    ephemeral    brief; fleeting
110    esoteric    intended for or understood by a small, specific group
111    eulogy    a speech honoring the dead
112    exonerate    to remove blame
113    facetious    playful; humorous
114    fallacy    a mistaken belief
115    furtive    marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
116    gregarious    sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of people
117    harangue    to deliver a pompous speech or tirade (v.); a long, pompous speech or tirade (n.)
118    heretical    violating dogma or convention
119    impecunious    lacking funds; without money
120    incipient    beginning to come into being or to become apparent
121    inert    unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
122    innocuous    harmless
123    intransigent    refusing to compromise
124    inveigle    to obtain by deception, fraud, or manipulation
125    morose    sad, sullen, melancholy
126    odious    invoking intense aversion or dislike; detestable
127    opaque    impenetrable by light, not reflecting light
128    oscillation    the act of swining back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
129    penurious    penny-pinching; excessively thrify
130    pernicious    extremely harmful; potentially causing death
131    peruse    to examine with great care
132    pious    extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion
133    precursor    one that precedes and indicates or announces another
134    preen    to dress up; to primp
135    prodigious    abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
136    prolific    producing large volumes or amounts; productive
137    putrefy    to rot; to decay; to give a fowl odor
138    quaff    to drink deeply
139    quiescence    stillness; motionless
140    redoubtable    awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
141    sanction    authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to
142    satire    a literary wore tht ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor
143    supplant    take the place of
144    torpid    lethargic, sluggish
145    ubiquitous    existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encourntered; widespread
146    urbane    sophisticated; elegant; refined
147    viscous    thick; sticky
148    acumen    keen, accurate judgement or insight
149    adulterate    to reduce purity by combining with inferiour ingredients
150    amalgamate    to combine
151    aver    to state as fact; to declare or assert
152    bolster    to provide support or reinforcement
153    bombastic    pompous, grandiloquent
154    diatribe    a harsh denunciation or attack
155    dissemble    to disguide or conceal; to mislead
156    endemic    characteristic of or often found in particular locality, region, or people
157    evanescent    tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
158    exacerbate    to make worse or more severe
159    fervent    greatly amotional or zealous
160    fortuitous    happening by accident or chance
161    germane    relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
162    grandiloquence    pompous speech or expression
163    halcyon    calm and peaceful
164    hedonism    devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses
165    hegemony    consistent dominance of one state or idiology over others
166    iconoclast    one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
167    idolatrous    given to intense or excessive devotion to something
168    impassive    revealing no emotion
169    imperturbable    marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
170    implacable    not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
171    impunity    immunity from punishment or penalty
172    inchoate    in an initial stage; not fully formed
173    infelicitous    unfortunate; inappropriate
174    insipid    without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland
175    loquacious    extremely talkative
176    mendacity    the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
177    misanthrope    one who hates all other humans
178    mitigate    to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
179    obdurate    unyeilding; hardhearted; intractable
180    obsequious    exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
181    occlude    to obstruct or block
182    opprobrium    disgrace; contempt; scorn
183    pedagogy    the profession or principles of teaching or instruction
184    pedantic    overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one’s knowledge
185    penury    poverty; detitution
186    pervasive    having the tendency to premeate or spread throughout
187    pine    to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
188    pith    the essential or central part
189    pithy    precise and brief
190    placate    to appease; to calm by making concessions
191    platitude    a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
192    polemical    controversial; argumentitive
193    prodigal    recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
194    profuse    given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
195    proliferate    to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
196    querulous    prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
197    rancorous    characterized by bitter long-lasting recentment
198    recalcitrant    obstinately (firmly) defiant of authority; difficult to manage
199    repudiate    refuse to have anything to do with; to disown
200    rescind    to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
201    rhetoric    the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
202    salubrious    promoting health or well-being
203    solvent    able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
204    specious    seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
205    spurious    lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfit
206    subpoena    a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
207    supurfluous    more than what is necessary
208    surfeit    an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply excess
209    tenacity    persistant determination
210    acerbic    having sour or bitter taste of character; sharp; bitter; biting
211    aggrandize    to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
212    amenable    agreeable; responsive to suggestion
213    anachronism    someone or something out of place in historical or chronological context
214    astringent    having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh, severe; something with a tightening effect on living tissue
215    contiguous    sharing a border; touching; adjacent
216    convention    a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
217    credulous    tending to believe too readily; gullible
218    cynicism    a belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
219    decorum    polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
220    derision    scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
221    desiccate    to dry our or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
222    dilettante    one with amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
223    disparage    to slight or belittle
224    divulge    to disclose something secret
225    fawn    to flatter or praise excessively
226    flout    to treat with contempt or scorn, as in to violate the rules of convention
227    garrulous    pointlessly talkative; talking too much
228    glib    marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
229    hubris    overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
230    imminent    about to happen; impending
231    immutable    not capable of change
232    impetuous    hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
233    inimical    damaging; harmful; injurious
234    intractable    stubborn; not easily managed or directed; obstinate
235    intrepid    steadfast and corageous
236    laconic    using few words; terse
237    maverick    an independent person who doesn’t go along with a group
238    mercurial    characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes in mood
239    mollify    to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
240    neophyte    a recent convert; a beginner; a novice
241    obfuscate    to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
242    obstinate    stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
243    pervade    to permeate throughout
244    phlegmatic    calm; sluggish; unemotional
245    pragmatic    practical rather than idealistic
246    presumptuous    overstepping due bounds; taking liberties
247    pristine    pure; uncorrupted; clean
248    probity    adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integreity; uprightness
249    proclivity    a natural predisposition of inclination
250    profligate    excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
251    propensity    a natural inclination or tendency; pechant
252    prosaic    dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
253    pungent    characterized by stong, sharp smell or taste
254    quixotic    foolishly impractical; marked by loft romantic ideals
255    quotidian    occuring or recurring daily; commonplace
256    rarefy    to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
257    recondite    hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
258    refulgent    radiant; shiny; brilliant
259    renege    to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
260    sedulous    diligent; persistent; hard-working
261    shard    a piece of broken pottery or glass
262    soporific    causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
263    spendthrift    one who spends money wastefully
264    tacit    implied; not explicitly stated
265    terse    brief and concise in words
266    tout    to publicly praise or promote
267    trenchant    sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
268    unfeigned    genuine; not false or hypocritical
269    untenable    indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
270    vacillate    to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
271    variegated    multicolored; characterized by a variety of atches of different color
272    vexation    annoyance; irritation
273    vigilant    alertly watchful
274    vituperate    to use harsh condemnatory language; to berate; to sensure severely or abusively
275    volatile    readily changing to vapor; changable; fickle; explosive
276    alloy    to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
277    unalloyed    pure
278    appropriate    to take for one’s own use; confiscate
279    arrest    to suspend; to engage; holding one’s attention
280    august    majestic, venerable
281    bent    leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
282    broach    to bring up, announce, begin to talk about
283    brook    to tolerate, endure, countenance
284    cardinal    major
285    chauvinist    a blindly devoted patriot
286    color    to change as if by dyeing, i.e. to distort, gloss or affect
287    consequential    pompous, self-important
288    damp    to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of sound
289    die    a tool used for shaping
290    essay    to test or try; attempt, experiment
291    exact    to demand, call for, require, take
292    fell (v.)    to cause to fall by striking
293    fell (adj.)    inhumanely cruel
294    flag    to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
295    flip    sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
296    ford    to wade across the shallow part of a river
297    grouse    to complain or grumble
298    guy    a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide (n.); to steady or reinfoce using a rope or cord (v.)
299    intimate    to imply, suggest, or insinuate
300    list    to tilt of lean to one side
301    lumber    to move heavily or clumsily
302    meet    fitting, proper
303    milk    to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of
304    mince    pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak to carefully; to take tiny steps
305    affectedly    assumed artificially, unnaturally
306    nice    exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
307    obtain (adj.)    to be established, accepted, or customary
308    occult    hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
309    pedestrian    common place, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
310    pied    multicolored, especially in patches
311    pine    to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
312    plastic (adj.)    moldable, pliable, not rigid
313    pluck (n.)    courage, spunk, fortitude
314    prize (v.)    to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils
315    rail    to complain about bitterly
316    rent    tore (v.); an opening caused by a tear (n.)
317    quail (v.)    to lose courage, turn frightened
318    qualify    to limit
319    sap (v.)    to enervate or weaken the vitality of
320    sap (n.)    a fool or nitwit
321    scurvy (adj.)    contemptible, despicable
322    singular    exceptional, unusual, odd
323    stand    a group of trees
324    steep    to saturate or completely soak
325    strut    the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
326    table (v.)    to remove from consideration
327    tender (v.)    to offer
328    waffle    to equivocate; to change one’s position
329    wag (n.)    a joker
330    abjure    to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid
331    abdumbrate    to foreshadow vaguely or intimate; to suggest or outline sketchily; to obscure or overshadow
332    anathema    a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) cursel accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing
333    anodyne    soothing, something that assuages or allays pain or comforts
334    apogee    farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith
335    apostate    one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
336    apotheosis    deification, florification to godliness, an exalted example, a model of excellence and perfection
337    asperity    severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability
338    asseverate    to aver, allege, assert
339    assiduous    diligent, hard-working, sedulous
340    augury    omen, portent
341    bellicose    belligerent, pugnacious, warlike
342    calumniate    to slander, make a false accusation
343    calumny    slander, aspersion
344    captious    disposed to point of trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argument
345    cavil    to find fault without good reason
346    celerity    speed, alacrity
347    chimera    an illusion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster
348    contumacious    insubordinate, revellious
349    costumely    insult, scorn, aspersion
350    debacle    rout, fiasco, complete failure
351    denouement    an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
352    descry    to discriminate or discern
353    desuetude    disuse
354    desultory    random; aimless, marked by a lack of plan or purpose
355    diaphenous    transparent, gauzy
356    diffident    reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence
357    encomium    glowing and enthusiastic praise; tribute, panegyric, eulogy
358    eschew    to shun or avoid
359    excoriate    to censure scathingly, to upbraid
360    execrate    denounce, feel loathing for, curse, declare to be evil
361    exegesis    critical examination, explication
362    expiate    to atone or make amends for
363    extirpate    to destroy, exterminate, cut out, exscind
364    fatuous    silly, inanely foolish
365    fractious    quarrelsom, rebellious, unruly, refractory, irritable
366    gainsay    to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose
367    heterodox    unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic
368    imbroglio    difficult or embarassing situation
369    indefatigable    not easily exhaustible; tireless, dogged
370    ineluctable    certain, inevitable
371    inimitable    one of a kind, peerless
372    insouciant    unconcerned, carefree, heedless
373    inveterate    deep-rooted, ingrained, habitual
374    jejune    vapid, uninteresting, nugatory, childish, immature, peurile
375    vapid    without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
376    lubricious    lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery
377    wanton    done, shown, or used maliciously or unjustifiably; sexually lawless or unrestrained
378    mendicant    a begger, a supplicant
379    supplicant    humble begger
380    meretricious    cheap, gaudy, tawdry, flashy, showy, attracting by false show
381    minatory    menacing, threatening
382    nadir    low point, perigee
383    nonplussed    baffled, bewildered, at a loss for what to do or think
384    obstreperfous    noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous
385    ossified    tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile, and reactionary with age; literally, turned into bone
386    palliate    to make something seem less serious, to gloss over, to make less severe or intense
387    panegyric    formal praise, eulogy, encomium
388    panegyrical    expressing elaborate praise
389    parsimonious    cheap, miserly
390    pellucid    transparent, east to understand, limpid
391    peroration    the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech
392    plagent    pounding, thundering, resounding
393    prolix    long-winded, verbose
394    propitate    to appease; to conciliate
395    propitious    presenting favorable conditions; auspicious, favorable
396    puerile    childish, immature, jejune, nugatory
397    puissance    power, strength
398    pusillanimous    cowardly, craven
399    remonstrate    to protest, object
400    sagacious    wise, like a sage; perceptive
401    salacious    lustful, lascivious, bawdry
402    salutary    remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
403    sanguine    cheerful, confident, optimistic
404    saturnine    dark, gloomy, sullen, morose
405    sententious    tending to moralize excessively; self-righteous
406    stentorian    extremely loud and powerful
407    stygian    gloomy, dark
408    sycophant    toady, servile, self-seeking flatterer; parasite
409    tendentious    biased; showing marked tendencies
410    timorous    timid, fearful, diffident
411    tyro    novice, greenhorn, rank amateur
412    vitiate    to corrupt, debase, spoil, make ineffective
413    voluble    fluent, verbal, having easy use of spoken language

Anyone know? Like, is everyone getting a crap ton of wedding-related ads fed to them on their Facebook accounts recently, or am I because I’m 25 and female and they’ve implemented a ads system that knows that I’m likely to care about weddings around now? WeddingWire ads about name changes? MissNowMrs.com? Show of hands? It’s gotta be targeted. Boys? Am I right? I wonder what the parameters are, if it’s age and gender dependent… if having completed undergraduate or not makes a difference. The possibilities!

I strongly dislike when social networks are designed such that they allow for data mining. That was my problem with the Tribe redesign, that was my problem with MySpace, and now that’s my problem with Facebook. Basic personal information has never been self-proprietary, really, but a system through which it can be very easily accessed and sorted, I don’t like.

And a lot of Facebook is designed such that it makes it very difficult to un-provide information. I noticed a long time ago that content that is deleted doesn’t appear to actually get deleted, at least immediately, which could be just server lag or could be intentional… I know of other social network sites that stored deleted information just because the network designer was an OCD information nut. (Not that I don’t appreciate information hoarders.) Things like graduation are hard to take back without deleting your account. Name changes need approval. I don’t think it’s possible to change your birth year.

If anyone knows someone who works for Facebook and would be willing to talk to me, I’m not interested in publicizing anything, I’m just personally curious. I realize the information is sensitive.

I miss reporting a little. I want a distraction.

So the rechargeable batteries I bought to go with camera have lasted longer than the actual camera, which officially died in Boston last week but which I didn’t realized died in Boston last week until yesterday. I’m not sure why it died, but I’m guessing I probably got cookie dough in the motor.

So no pictures for a while, but I was slacking on that anyway.

It’s an emo day. Not for me, but everyone around me seems a bit glum. And what better way to cheer up a glum person than to give them news of someone glummer? Here is a list of some sad things I’ve seen:

1. My once supervisor at a certain art gallery on Melrose got business cards in the mail. She opened them up, took one out, and almost teared up. Looking at it, she said, “I’m a person now.”

2. Mentioned on this blog before, I once saw a woman at Food 4 Less spend more on food for her cat (Fancy Feast) than on food for herself (a case of frozen corndogs and a couple liters of generic diet soda).

3. I saw a sign taped onto an electric box in Hollywood that said, “It’s hard to be human here” once. Wow. Who put that sign there and what was going on with them?

4. There’s a Twilight Zone episode about a guy who wants to read but people keep bugging him. He eventually was transported to a world without people and time and full of books, and then he broke his glasses. Sure, he’s not a real guy, and sure, it wasn’t a real event, but it’s still so sad.

5. I had the kids at Catholic Worker draw pictures of things they liked and then write stories to go with them one day. One girl drew a picture of a house. Under it she wrote, “I like houses because I want one.”

I hung a picture that same little girl drew for me in my room. The drawing is of me as a house. She really liked houses.

Sometimes I feel guilty for being so lucky. But then I remember, I only need to feel guilty if I waste it. So that’s what was up with the fasting I think.

Good school, awesome roommate, smart colleagues, regular paycheck, rockin’ siblings, ability to see and hear and touch freely, freedom to sleep (or not) when I want (or don’t). And I better do good things with these opportunities, or I’m an asshole.

Can’t be emo with all of this in mind!

From Laurel’s away message: “A woman happy in love, she burns the soufflé. A woman unhappy in love, she forgets to turn on the oven.”

Soufflé… would be good. I need to replace my hand mixer. I got cookie dough in the motor somehow and it’s totally irreversibly busted. Laurel, if you come over Saturday and bring a hand mixer, I’ll totally make us chocolate soufflés. If you have cream, I’ll make sauce too. Nothing says privilege like whipped egg whites.

for like 5 years, I’ll be golden. I am tired now though. And my head hurts. And also… I crave Cambozola. And maybe some red wine. And a pillow. And a bath. And… chocolate-covered coffee beans. Or coffee-covered cocoa beans. Coffee-flavored-chocolate-covered cocoa beans and coffee beans! Served with espresso and soy milk. And red wine. And Cambozola. In the bath. With a pillow.

Really happy today about how much I got done in the past couple days. I have really cool people all around me and I feel acutely aware of all of the opportunities available. I’m excited about forthcoming projects, excited about the unknowns in the future, excited about getting to know new people, excited about BU next week. The days are bleeding together, and I don’t quite remember what was yesterday and what was today, and I like that. This is all kind of empty, yeah? I should take a nap soon. One more meeting today, then nap/food/reading time for a bit! Go Wednesday.

In other news, I have reinstated the to-do-post-it-notes-on-my-computer-monitor system. It’s working.

I feel recentered and reupbeat and rehere-and-nowified. I love being alone in the early early morning with work. It’s 12 before 5 am. I have to be at class for 9. But until then, freedom. If only there were some coffee here…

I’m going to NELS next week with Peter Graff and cohort, and I need to find a place to stay. Petie doesn’t like the idea of me sleeping in his car. So, know of free floor/couch/chair/bed space in Ottawa Oct. 26-28?

Update: I have a lot of work, no money, and the corpus group meeting was scheduled for Friday. I’ve decided the universe does not want me to go to Ottawa. So home I stay. But BU next week, so I’ll see Peter then.

So everywhere I used to get BuzzWater from now doesn’t carry it. It’s no longer for sale on ThinkGeek.com, no longer available to order on any of the Buzzwater-specific dealers’ websites (which are down), and the BUZZWATER Company’s own website says it’s sold out.

The stuff technically exceeds the amount of caffeine that the FDA approves of companies putting in beverages, but that regulation was designed for sodas. Maybe the regulation doesn’t apply to water, just as it doesn’t apply to NoDoz, but it’s the reason that more products aren’t available with as high caffeine contents. 200mg per bottle. Rock.

The last time I mentioned BuzzWater in a blog entry, BLLYieEe from the BUZZWATER Company commented on the post. Strange, but kinda cool.

BLLYieEe, dude, you got me addicted to your product. I’m going to need some more of it now. Where is it? You can’t go making something that’s really, really addictive and then just run out.

Hey, while you’re here, BLLYieEe, I have an awesome proposal. You sponsor me and I blog about BuzzWater all the time. Who better for a caffeine water company to sponsor than a grad student? You send me cases of BuzzWater, I toss out an obscene number of references to your product in this blog! Awesome.

“I was up all night working on a paper and drinking BUZZWATER.” “Laurel and I went out to a wine bar again, but I was saddened that they didn’t carry BUZZWATER.” “I have a big project due… better order extra BUZZWATER.”

Sponsorship idea sponsored by BUZZWATER.

The fasting was a really good idea. I woke up this morning in a sort of euphoric state with a vague pain in my abdomen that reminded me how lucky I am to be able to take things like fullness for granted most every day.

It’s been about 41 hours. I decided last night that 72 hours would be better than 24. I wasn’t feeling anything at 24. I was shaky when I woke up, so I cheated a little and had a slosh of soy milk and a chunk of banana to balance out all the coffee and tea in my system. The point is to feel hungry, not to pass out, so I decided my cheat doesn’t defeat my ultimate purpose.

It’s amazing how strong a human body can be. It’s super cool to be seeing that in my own body. Although I guess it always feels that way until it breaks.

I’m fasting for 24 hours as of 7pm tonight. Tea is okay. I’m not 100 percent on why, but it felt like the thing to do all of a sudden.

My life is improbably, flukishly fantastic, really, and a surplus of privilege can cause a person to take the good things for granted. People sometimes focus on what’s missing or wrong, and I don’t want to let myself get sucked into that line of thought.

So I think that’s what’s up with the fasting. Even if that’s not it and there’s no good reason for this particular impulse, rolling with it hurts no one, so rock, awesome, here I go.

I noticed this week that a series of radio ads in Rochester pitch products as being ideal for my “lifestyle.” Which made me wonder, what kind of lifestyle is mine exactly? On-the-go? Modern? Active? Eco-friendly? Sure, and, of course, those are the ones from the ads. But those aren’t the ones I would have come up with unsupervised. If forced, the best I could do with a single word: experimental.

Florian took a picture of me for passport photos after a marathon game of Civilization. I think they look decent, which is rockin, given my track record of awful ID photos.

I’m feeling anti-social today. Giving myself some time to process things I think. I’m eager for everyday things to feel familiar, which is a silly sort of thing to be eager for since there is, by definition, no real way to rush it.

This month’s theme at church is regrets. We were asked to come up with two this morning. Members of the congregation discussed neglected children, resented spouses, words spoken in anger, and failed marriages. I sat silently in the back because I blanked. Everything happened the way it had to happen, is what I tell myself, and I did what I could when it was possible. But fatalism sounds a bit arrogant when put that way, yeah?

Discussion was wrapped up with a poem about Robert Frost, from which I’m posting an excerpt:

Thanks, Robert Frost by David Ray

Do you have hope for the future?
someone asked Robert Frost, toward the end.
Yes, and even for the past, he replied,
that it will turn out to have been all right
for what it was, something we can accept,
mistakes made by the selves we had to be,
not able to be, perhaps, what we wished,
or what looking back half the time it seems
we could so easily have been, or ought…
The future, yes, and even for the past,
that it will become something we can bear…

Robert Frost was also a very smart man.

“To me death is above all things a smell, a very bad smell, and that, like the skeletons which terrify children, is not death at all. If I had to smell it more often, if I had to work in the catacombs, I would think nothing of it. And a few years or decades from now, I will think nothing about everything.”

- William T. Vollman, Three Meditations on Death, Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means