How to Keep the Sun out of Your Eyes

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2012-02-08T07:18:00.000-08:00

Maybe you have never committed murder. Perhaps you've never embezzled billions of dollars or shipped kilo after kilo of black tar heroin across international borders. You probably messed up somewhere along the way though. If only just for yourself, you may need some Expiation.

n.-- atonement

Anything that starts with the X sound is sexy. XXX, e.g. Then we move quickly to the PEE-AY part of the word. Almost diphthong but not quite. Make sure it's smooth, baby. The last syllable is an easy SHUN. The key to saying this word is to cock your head slightly to the side and move your eyes up to the corners in an effort to look mischievous. Leave 'em wondering if you're truly repentant.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2012-01-25T06:49:00.000-08:00

It starts with a simple PURRRR, like the sound of a content kitten. Don't be afraid to roll the R right there at the end before you bring your sweet bottom lip under your porcelain upper teeth for the F. Then ID is the next syllable. The id is something to keep ever at the forefront of your mind. After that softly spoken D bring on the final little turn: IOUS. EE-usssssssss...And hold that S the way we whisper sweetnothings.

Perfidious

adj.-- deliberately faithless; deceitful; treacherous

Be wary, my sweet ones. This is a sexy sounding word but its sound belies its usage. Or does it...

Sunday Zen

2012-01-22T10:24:00.000-08:00

(the cosmic microwave background radiation)

There is a theory that states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable...There is another theory that states that this has already happened. --Douglas Adams

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2012-01-18T07:23:00.000-08:00

When the cold wind blows and the sun visits so infrequently, our first instinct is to huddle and hide. Curl under the supposed security of that fleece blanket and wait it out. Perhaps that is not the answer. Perhaps we should fight against that urge and spread ourselves out to catch, capture, and collaborate with each spare ray of light.

Frondescence

F-R makes your bottom lip creep out from under your teeth. At the end we get to let that S sound slide and slip and linger.

noun -- the process of putting forth leaves.

Put forth your leaves, darlings. Open your foliage to the things that are here today. Do not wait for warmer weather. Embrace the cold and let it become a part of you.

Sunday Zen

2012-01-15T08:12:00.000-08:00

"It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment." -- Gabriel García Márquez

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2012-01-11T07:37:00.000-08:00

One definitely needs some fresh air and sunshine this time of year. We're almost locked indoors, staring through panes of glass, watching the grey clouds float by, huddling with blankets to ward off the cold wind that seems to penetrate to our bones, longing to loose ourselves and frolic with childlike glee among a welcoming Mother Nature and her progeny.

Jump in the car, darlings. We're headed to the shore. Salt water will heal all those emotional wounds. Let the waves carry your troubles away.

Thalassomania

n.-- a passion for the sea.

I can hear the sirens calling.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-12-07T08:58:00.001-08:00

Noisette

A small, round piece of meat.

If that doesn't get your salivations salivating, I don't know what else I can do for you.

Sunday Zen

2011-12-04T10:29:00.001-08:00

Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit...People wish to be settled; but only so far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-11-23T08:11:00.001-08:00

If you can remember when the sun got more face-time than the stars, back when the dark did not mean the cold and you could drink during the daylight hours for several hours upon end then perhaps you remember that once the sky turned black, well, a deep shade of blue, the sun would leave little rays of itself firing through the high atmosphere to illuminate the smallest particles of water vapor clinging to each other so high above our own imaginations.

Noctilucence

n.-- shining at night, usually of very thin high altitude clouds observable in the summer twilight sky

MoonDay's somewhat random yet still connected ramblings

2011-10-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

#1. In order to continue this search for meaning and peace, it becomes ultimately important to re-examine the attachments and detachments that seem to define who we are.

Instead of allowing the relationships between people, food, clothing, vehicles, achievements, etc. to become who we are, let us begin by defining ourselves then letting these other articles that we find in our environments fall neatly into our experiences like so many puzzle pieces. If it doesn't fit, let it fall to the floor. Not forever mind you, but just for the moment. Remember the size and shape of the misfitting piece and be able to return to it if ever a hole opens up for it.

#2. Read, read, read.

Conscious Conscience part 1

2011-07-01T07:35:00.000-07:00

As an atheist I have no salvation.

That is, no one died for my sins, covering them with his scarlet blood so that when I stand before the eternal judge, he may see that my debts have already been paid.

There is no eternal judge. And there are no debts to be paid later. All of my transgressions will probably come back to bite me in the ass before I die.

So I really only have two options:

1. Live in fear of the repercussions of my wrongful words or deeds.

2. Live a very aware existence, thinking before I speak or act and being sure to do what is the most right at all times.

Obviously, the second option would lead to far more happiness in the long run. Hell, even in the short run. We all know that as soon as we tell even the smallest white lie, we begin to worry that we will be found out.

I think I have just presented an oddly selfish argument for doing things which society deems to be good and moral: To not be caught.

If we, at all times, are careful and mindful of our interactions with others and try with great consciousness to do the good and avoid the bad, we will be set free from the anxiety of punishment.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-04-13T07:52:00.000-07:00

Filicology

n-- the study of ferns

I think I'm tiring. I'll be heading into the woods next week for a couple weeks. When I return we may move on to something a little bit different. It should still be sexy but maybe it will have a slight change in tack. Bear with me, folks: existential crisis is about to be in full-swing.

Sunday Zen

2011-04-10T08:35:00.000-07:00

There are years that ask questions and years that answer. --Zora Neale Hurston

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-04-06T08:43:00.001-07:00

The prime mover, the beginning, the very first singular cause of what it is

that we now seek to find again and follow so diligently

or not

but we cannot find what came before all was, when all

was nothing.

Primifluous

adj.-- that which flows first.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-03-30T07:27:00.001-07:00

You know those moments when your breath catches and you feel all the blood rush to your head, a dizziness takes over then a flush, the heat comes from your chest outward, your feet tingle with a strangle sensation and your eyes go a bit wobbly? That moment happens when you see someone that seems to embody some type of heavenly beauty. It's clear that there is more than the aesthetic that's on the surface and you just know that under all those beautiful shades and sloping curves, her personality would make you swoon.

Isangelous

It's a long I, EYE, paired with a hissing S but it won't be enough ICE to cool this word down. Slithering into the short A then the N which makes your tongue rub, push against the roof of your mouth. The transition to the soft G can be difficult but is made easier if you stretch your lips forward as if puckering for a smooch then pull them right back into a sweet smile for the short E and move the tip of your tongue to the backs of your top-front teeth. That last syllable is key, isn't it? LUST without the pop of the T. Simply ending with that sensual S we all crave so much.

adj. -- equivalent to the angels.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-03-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

I think that there are times when too much is never enough. Kisses. Wine. Leaves. Sunlight. Ocean. Mexican food. Oh, and Nakedness. It is never too soon to remove clothing.

Traboccant

A T is a tough way to start off a sexy word but if it's with the R it helps. You can roll that TUH! into the RRRRRrrrr nicely with a little practice. The short A is nice and short, hurried into that B where your lips come together softly then part with just a slight exhalation. Don't be too strong with the O. It's somewhere between a schwa and the OH! The Cs are hard and don't you forget it. Make them click near the back of your throat. It may help if you put a slightly desirous sneer on your face, like you want it but don't want to give too much away all at once. The ANT are an interesting set. Don't make it sound like an insect but it shouldn't be quite like your mother's sister either. If you make it through, make sure to put the breath behind the last T. Always finish strong, as if you enjoyed the journey.

adj. -- superabundant

Sunday Zen

2011-03-20T08:13:00.001-07:00

You are already complete. You just don't know it.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-03-17T09:34:00.001-07:00

Yes, pretty much everything does end. But why should that stop the dreamer? There's, at least, the present moment in which we can dwell and thrive with all our hopes riding on the next second to bring just as much joy. And we can find that glistening shine if we purpose our minds to see the beauty.

Inocciduous

adj. -- a never setting star

Sunday Zen

2011-03-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. --Joseph Campbell

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-03-09T09:23:00.000-08:00

Is today truly reality? What about tomorrow? What if it's all just a dream? Have you ever dreamt about our Wednesday together on a Tuesday night? Things to come. Things to softly come to pass.

Essomenic

Short E into hissing Ss. There are two so pronounce them both. Not individually but as a pair that are linked, making a chain that will carry you to the long O. As your mouth rounds out that special sound of surprise move towards the gentle M so your lips come together in an expression of good, tasty, satisfying. Another short E passes quickly then onto the last ticking syllable. NIK! N and I sure but make sure that hard C clicks in the back of your mouth almost to your uvula but high-pitched enough to not be creepy.

adj. -- showing things as they will be in the future.

I'd like for you to show me what you will be in the future. Hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations...

Sunday Zen

2011-03-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

The poor long for riches, the rich long for heaven, but the wise long for a state of tranquility. --Swami Rama

Sunday Zen

2011-02-27T08:14:00.001-08:00

This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and animals. Stand up for the stupid and crazy. Take your hat off to no man. --Edward Abbey

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-02-23T07:00:00.001-08:00

photo via ohwrd

Somandric

adj.-- pertaining to the body

Sunday Zen

2011-02-20T10:22:00.001-08:00

An American seeker: "If you follow any way, you will never get there; and if you do not follow any way, you will never get there. So one faces a dilemma."

Hisamatsu: "Let the dilemma be your way!"

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-02-16T08:15:00.000-08:00

Senticous

Start with that sweet and soft S. Even the somewhat frightening hisssss of a serpent is slightly sensual. A short E like pen or hen or men. And the N which pushes your tongue up against the roof of your mouth for a moment before you transition to the T-uh!! of the T. Then the TIC sounds like the passage of another moment of your life as you draw nearer to the return from whence you came. The last syllable should be somewhere between the long U and the long O. Not US but not OOZE. As you finish, feel that final hiss. Oh, the symmetry of beginning and ending with that lovely essence of the S.

adj. -- prickly; thorny

Sunday Zen

2011-02-13T08:06:00.001-08:00

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-02-09T16:48:00.000-08:00

Veteratorian

I'd like to tell you how much I really do care. I do. My cynicism is just my way of detaching emotionally from most of the shit that happens in the world that we can't really deal with. I use irony and sarcasm to weave my intellect through all of the injustice that is dumped(intentionally or not) on so many of my fellow animals with whom I share this thin pie crust of a planet that we call Home.

adj.--subtle

Sunday Zen

2011-02-06T08:41:00.001-08:00

The flowers fall, for all our yearning; weeds grow, regardless of our dislike.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-02-02T10:13:00.000-08:00

Venustation

n. -- act of causing to become beautiful or handsome

Sunday Zen

2011-01-30T08:05:00.001-08:00

True freedom is freedom from your own desires. -- Diamond Sutra

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-01-26T07:59:00.001-08:00

Lazarette

Oh, how we love L words! Simply letting our tongues curl behind our teeth and roll outwards is a pleasure.

This is a place where, back in the old days, lots of the ship's extra riggings and gear were kept. In modern boats, it's where the steering gear equipment is located. Rudder shaft, et al. This means that it is an especially vulnerable place on the boat because of the holes in the hull required to get the shaft outside to the rudder. When under way and in stormy weather, a careful watch must be placed on the lazarette so that it doesn't begin to take on too much water.

It seems that we all have our own lazarettes, those special places in, or on, us that are susceptible to damage early in hard times but contain very important parts of what makes us who we are and keeps us going.

Keep a careful eye on your lazarette and be mindful of others'. Let's try to keep each other afloat.

Sunday Zen

2011-01-23T08:50:00.000-08:00

You are the music while the music lasts. -- T. S. Eliot

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-01-19T10:03:00.000-08:00

Oh, would that we could, my darling, stay in all day and just softly look into each other's eyes, only talking when we truly had words of praise for the other and noticing the way the light fell on the covers as we rolled around under the sheets.

Cameranious

adj.-- of or relating to a chamber

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-01-12T06:05:00.001-08:00

Sleeping warm, lovelies? It's these cold days and seeming lack of sun that can sometimes make us feel funny. We can have a tendency to want to curl up and stew with our emotions and if someone angers or peeves us, we do not react well. That's when we may need to...

Resarciate

v. -- to make amends

Apologizing and making up can be very sexy, can't it? We all know what kind of chemistry can start bubbling up when affection is renewed.

We love R words. Even that slightest roll of the tongue to start things of means it's going to be a good day. We'll take the long E moving into the S. But move on to that AR that kind of feels like a growl. Not a mean growl, of course. Make it a seductive AAARRRRRGGGGHHH. The C is soft and leads us nicely into the diphthong that is IA. It's another long E and a long A. EEEEYAY. And that T wraps things up sweetly.

Darling, I'd like to resarciate because I know that I haven't been the best and you deserve the best. I'm trying to be with you. Please, work with me. Come here...

Sunday Zen

2011-01-09T12:06:00.000-08:00

If you have attained something, this is the surest proof that you have gone astray. Therefore, not to have is to have, silence is thunder, ignorance is enlightenment. -- D. T. Suzuki

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2011-01-05T09:08:00.000-08:00

Veprecose

The V makes your bottom lip scrape across your front teeth. Hold it for the briefest of moments then move on to the short E. The P should pop perfectly. Try to separate the P and the R with just a slight pause, imperceptible to everyone but your own loins. Another short E then that hard C that clicks in the back of your mouth. Long O, oh how we love long Os. That softest of Ss should be taken seriously. Just let it linger, baby.

adj. -- full of prickly shrubs or bushes

Sunday Zen

2011-01-02T08:59:00.001-08:00

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. -- The Buddha

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-12-29T10:06:00.001-08:00

Montivagant

adj. -- wandering over hills and mountains

Sunday Zen

2010-12-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

If you have attained something, this the surest proof that you have gone astray. Therefore, not to have is to have, silence is thunder, ignorance is enlightment. -- D. T. Suzuki

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-12-22T10:26:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays, Lovers. Has everyone done their shopping and cooking yet?

Well, we don't really give a good goddamn about all that material bullshit. We want the stripped down version.

Latibule

With Ls you get to use your tongue in such delicious ways. Press your tongue against the backs of your top-front teeth. Roll it out as you go into that short A and open your mouth wide. Then close slowly, like a sensual bite, like the finish of a kiss as you pull back for another stare into her eyes. The T is just a touch of a pop of a tsk! A short I not neglected but not held too long then the B where your lips come together gently, ready to part again quickly. The last syllable drifts on, YULE, BYULE. There's really only one way to leave that last L. With a smile.

n.-- a hiding place

Take me to your lovely latibule, my darlingest.

Together we'll be secure from the world's anger and fear and prejudice.

Hide us there between your sheets so soft and warm.

Keep me safe from all the mean ones' bitter words and purposeful harm.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-12-15T08:23:00.000-08:00

Igniparous

adj.--bringing forth fire

yeah, there's nothing more to say here. happy wednesday, darlings

Sunday Zen

2010-12-12T09:03:00.001-08:00

I have no time for lies or fantasy and neither should you. Enjoy or die. -John Lydon

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-12-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

Some people will try to tell you that when it's cold you cannot be naked. Well, pooh-pooh to them, darlings. I say it's necessary to be naked in order to partake in warming activities like yoga and cuddling. Want to know what's really warming, though? This week's word.

Recineration

Rs are so fun because they're kind of like growling. Growling sweetly at that sweet thing who's in bed with you before you jump her bones. But don't hold it too long as you move into the E that we want short, almost like a schwa. Then the C is nice and soft like an S. The IN should sound like "get IN here, you beautiful creature!" Then let's make another almost growl with the ER, a down stress as your lips snarl just a wee bit. Let the R carry on to the long A. I'm pretty sure this is our favourite part of the word. The climax just before the denouement. And everyone knows how much we like climaxes. We don't want to neglect the ending, though, despite the SHUN sound. Shucks, that N is the kind of lovely that cuddling post-coitus is. You can hold it as long as you like, tightening occasionally just to make certain it's still there.

How does recineration warm you? Well, check out the definition:

n. -- second time a thing or place is burned down

Fire is warm, right? And it brings to mind a phoenix since not many things can burn down more than once. Well, maybe White Water Tavern.

Have a lovely, chilly week.

Sunday Zen

2010-11-28T09:30:00.001-08:00

The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self. --Albert Einstein

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-11-24T07:27:00.000-08:00

Well, here we are at the beginning of what many refer to as the "Holiday Season." So lots of people will be hitting the roads and heading home to see friends and family that they perhaps only see once a year or two. And that's a very sweet thing...but we have far more important engagements. Yes, my friends, we have lots of things to do, not the least of which include the glorification of so many syllables that could make us squirm in our beds and stop our breaths short while we walk.

Vicambulate

There aren't many words we find that start with that sensual consonant V. Drag your bottom lip under those top teeth that are so good at biting. The I is long, like lie or die or sigh or buy. The hard C should be so pronounced. Don't neglect it its punch. Then a short A leads into that soft MB that should appear together. Like a couple that wouldn't have the same groove were they split. We know that we all like when Bs push into Us. It makes for that BYEW sound which makes your lips pucker perfectly. You know what? We can shove this last syllable into one big, pretty ending. LATE! That's right, the A has to be long. This word is a verb. One can be seen to vicambulate.

n.-- to walk about in the streets

That's it. Just to be moving around the neighbourhood. Not bad, eh?

This is a challenge that I lay before you. Use this sexy word in a normal conversation before the first of the year. Actually, everyword will come with the same challenge. Come on, my sweet followers, and let's expand our minds and the minds of those who listen to us.

And sexy, please be sexy.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-11-19T06:25:00.000-08:00

Hey, internet. I've missed you.

It's chilly and the leaves are beautiful. Does everyone else feel like cuddling up to a special someone and holding them closely while the fire crackles in the background and the wine bottle becomes slowly depleted? Me, too, darlings.

So we're going to start using a new source. It's lovely and we should get tons of great words. Today's word?

Seplasiary

Let that first S get you going. And be gentle with the P, slowly parting your lips with exhalation, a small sigh...The L should follow shortly but not too quickly, with your tongue brushing against the backs of your front teeth. Long A like whoa into the sweet second S. Move that into the IARY that should be one pleasant motion like lying her down gently on the bed then standing up to survey her body. Hold that Y like it's your job.

What does this word mean? You're intrigued, aren't you?

n. - seller or producer of perfumes and ointments

If that's not sexy, I don't know what is. Oh, to be the man in charge of making the world smell pretty.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-10-13T10:43:00.001-07:00

Well, it's getting cooler again. The wind starts to remove the leaves from the trees and you desire your warm and comfortable sweaters. But don't be too quick to act. Perhaps you should undress the way our arboreal friends do.

Ecdysial

The first syllable is a little rough, it's true, but be gentle with it and it shall return the favour. Then the D follows sweetly into the Y's short I, as in dizzy. And if we're lucky, removing our outer layer is dizzying. So that I is a long E that moves nicely to the schwa of the A. Then, as always, we love the ending. That L leaves our tongue on the backs of our teeth, pushing softly and seductively.

I've given you a few hints about the meaning. Have you been paying attention?

adj. -- related to the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc.

There is a related term that provokes thoughts of eroticism coined by H.L. Mencken: Ecdysiast. It means An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper. So everyone can be ecdysial and an ecdysiast if they wish. And I'm sure that everyone has someone in their lives that wishes they would.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-10-06T07:23:00.001-07:00

Yeah, this one's easy. But, damn, is it ever sexy.

Xenophilia

Are you one of those people that likes to travel? Do you love spicy food from Bangkok and the amazing night culture of Rio? Would you like to sit down to a bowl of hashish in Casa Blanca? Ever dreamed of being multilingual and swapping stories of the old, tricky spider from Gold Coast and Coyote from the desert? If any of this is true, then you may have an attraction to foreign peoples, customs or cultures.

First off, we like the way the X sounds like a Z. We could make 'Zuh' sounds all night. Then the whole first syllable sounds like 'zin' and we like wine so we're headed down a good path. That N always does good things for us as we put our tongue on the roof of our mouth and press gently but firmly. Be wary of the O, for it does not really want to be made an O. We just want to give it a schwa and continue on to our favourite part of this word: The climax and la petite mort. The way the PH makes the bottom lip rake under the teeth is so fucking sensual, it gives those bedroom eyes even if you don't have any. Then the way your tongue rolls to finish with the ILIA... Notice your tongue press against the back of your teeth then fall out so that the 'Yah' sound is more of a simple exhalation than a diphthong. *sigh* I'm turned on. You?

Sunday Zen

2010-09-26T11:33:00.001-07:00

Sit, rest, work. Alone with yourself, never weary. On the edge of the forest, live joyfully, without desire. --The Buddha

It's a Simple Philosophy

2010-06-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

It occurs to me that anyone whose take on life is a "simple philosophy" is not very engaged in philosophy and, while they are probably not simple, have succeeded in deluding themselves by this simple phrase.

You cannot have a "simple philosophy" because philosophy is not simple. Why are philosophers so difficult to read? Not to mention that their works are typically tomes and each tome ties to the next so that to grasp the entirety of one Thinker every single work must be read. It would probably behoove one to read said Thinker's personal letters and journals as well.

This is because philosophy must be stacked on top of itself. Each little piece must have a premise that no one can dispute is the basis and build up from there. Not only is it difficult to find that beginning premise but the constructions that are then laid on that base must be aligned perfectly to it else your philosophy begins to tilt to one side or seem to have pieces missing like a mental game of Jenga.

Now if the venue is appropriate, feel free to call out our simple friend on his/her philosophy. If you know me, you'll understand that almost any venue is appropriate. Make sure that s/he can really back up this claim to simplicity. This is, of course, impossible and will become evident very quickly. Then just point out this fact and proceed to allow him/her to build that Jenga tower.

Be gentle. But firm. We have no time for slackers. Make everyone think.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-06-09T10:25:00.001-07:00

To dispense with pleasantries is beyond me: Good day, friends and lovers.

Metonymy

To start a word with M is to use the right foot and slowly lower it heel to toe, feeling the pressure of the earth begin to push back. Now that we're firmly grounded we can ease into that sweet E which is somewhere between the perfect long E and the perfect short E. Just repeat MEH, leaving your mouth open in a slight smile and squinting your eyes just a bit. We like this T that is so well placed as to allow us to stress that O so well. It's like saying the word 'ton' but with a slight irish accent. "Aye, I've got a ton of it!" Then drop that N like it's hot and pronounce that first Y quickly, with very little emphasis. It's like an exclamation of I-don't-know-what. We move fast because we're anxious to get back to an M. Our lips come together and tickle as if making a yummy sound. Lastly, that Y with the long E sound is the happy ending we desired but didn't want to rush because we liked all the letters and sounds leading up to it. Hold...and...release!

--noun. rhetoric. a figure of speech in which one word is put for another, as when we say, "We read Virgil", meaning his poetry.

Sunday Zen

2010-06-06T08:47:00.001-07:00

One day's exposure to mountains is better than cartloads of books. --John Muir

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-06-02T09:50:00.001-07:00

Hello, my lovelies. Has everyone broken out their white shoes? It's time to make sure there's plenty of shade in your chosen hang out spot. Speaking of shadows:

Umbrageous

Now I'm not going to argue that this is the most attractive looking word out there. I'll grant that the U and G both tend to detract from the visual aesthetic. But let's say it out loud and see if it redeems itself. We could do the first syllable like a verbal pause,"ummm," but I'd rather us use a long U. OOOmm...Now your lips are all puckered, aren't they? And the B should be kind of soft, just a transition from the M to the R. And the R is relatively quick. I know you like to roll 'em but we're going to let this one slide. On to the long A, which falls in the stressed syllable, so it should hit hard and strong(hehe). The G is soft and should be treated with the front teeth completely together. It should almost be pulled from the front of the mouth to the back. On the way back, though, don't forget the E. That's right, pronounce it. Long-wise. The last little bit should look phonetically like you "JE-YUS" got home a minute ago. That's right, jump to the U from the E then throw that sweet little S on the end. Nice and soft. That's the way you should always finish. Savvy?

Now what does this word mean. Well, I gave you a hint.

--adj. 1. creating or providing shade; shady

2. apt to take offense

I'm pretty sure that you should able to go out into the world and find very appropriate moments to pull these words out, wowing the crowd with your copious vocabulary. Go, my darlings, be sexy and smart.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-05-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

Mesomorphous

MMMmmmmmmm, oh, Ms, how we love what you do to our lips! Making them tingle in all the right places and working our larynges warmly. And when Ss turn gently into Zs so that our tongues tickle. PHs that sound like Fs. That bottom lip really gets to contact our sharpened top teeth. Then end on an S that could go on for days...Change me into someone desirous of life's simple pleasures.

adj--of, relating to, or existing in a state of matter intermediate between liquid and crystal.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-05-12T10:08:00.000-07:00

Boys and Girls. We are here on the verge of seasons and it's humid and the wind blows and sun peeks around the clouds so that girls wear those sunglasses that make the boys melt. Boys and Girls.

Calorescent

We like this word from a couple different angles. Let's first notice that the Spanish word "calor" is present, as in "hot". Oh, yeah. Yes, that first C is HARD. Short A just after it then that L that we all love so much. That L lets our tongues play against the backs of our front top teeth. We could almost bite our tongues as they scrape across. Then let the L pull into that O and R as you cock one eyebrow up in the way that you look across the bar at that shining young thing whose body is swaying just perfectly to the music. This word is so finely sewn together that we can hardly separate the syllables. So we'll roll that R right into the ESC. Oh, S how you tease us with your serpentine ways! We get pushed by that soft C into the E that sounds almost like a short I. And here's my favourite part: N and T as one beautiful combination. You know how we like our Ts. Hard and sure. T! Not TUH! Just T!

--noun. Incandescence caused by absorption of radiation having a frequency below that of visible light.

Look at all those sexy words! Wowza. Yeah, we found another sexy sounding word with a sexy definition. You. Are. Welcome.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-05-05T10:45:00.000-07:00

It's warming up. You should have lost all that winter pudge by now. You should be getting ready to wear that cute little two-piece. You should know that I'd prefer you don't wear that two-piece. You know how I prefer you to show up everytime.

Succedanea

We love S words. (Scimitar, that's an S word. Saber.) And when a word's first syllable is 'suck', there's just no avoiding it. So we've determined that the first C is hard. Then the second must make our S sound for the transition. I'm going to let you make a decision on your own, my lovelies. You may make the E long or short. I've found that short makes it slightly more possible to stress the next syllable but do what you will. Just be sure that the D starts a syllable, it does not end one. It's with the long A. Day! Then that sensuous N. Feel your tongue on the roof of your mouth and relish it. Then push off hard as your mouth curves around the long E. Then drop your jaw for that last schwa sound which you may hold as long as desired.

Want an alternate ending? Okay: Succedaneum. This one can be really nice, too, because you can make that U almost long as opposed to the drab schwa. Then your lips will almost pucker as you hit that M and hold it as if you were enjoying the last bite of that mint chocolate chip ice cream that got slightly melty as you walked in the park beside that girl with the long brown hair and freckles on her shoulders.

Want to know what this Latin word means? It's such a simple one.

noun--a substitute.

I'm hoping you guys can figure that one version is the plural form.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-04-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

Dear Sweet Poseidon, it is time for the beach. Do you, my loverly readers, agree?

Fiduciary

Yes, we are on a bit of an F kick. I just cannot get over that bottom lip coming under the top teeth. It's so, so sexy. The I is short. Let it slam into the D. That D you can make as hard as you want. It's almost a T. It punches us into the U, on which we must pucker our lips completely. It is the stressed syllable so stress it, for Neptune's sake! The C is a point of contention between myself and the dictionary. They say it should be an SH sound. I disagree. I like it being a plain S the SHing it right at the end, almost imperceptibly. The next three sounds should be totally sandwiched: EEEEAAAAIRRREEEE. Now shorten that little phrase of letters. MAKE IT QUICK! When you finish with the Y, leave your mouth open and stare at me. MMmmmmm...

I like the adjective definition of this word.

--of, based on, or in the nature of trust and confidence, as in public affairs.

Trust and confidence are sexy. Public affairs are sexy. *wink*

Sunday Zen

2010-04-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. --Wendell Berry

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-04-21T06:03:00.000-07:00

I don't have to post shit everyweek. You're not paying me for this shit. J/k, I love you. I missed you. C'mere and put your hands just inside the waist of my selvedge denim.

Fenestration

Okay, this F, I want you to really flick your bottom lip out on it. Don't make it too obvious but it should definitely send a little puff of wine-soaked breath out with it. Then the E should sound like pen not pin. Got that? Make sure that N doesn't get neglected. Your tongue should make it firmly to the roof of your mouth. Right at that place that always get burned then peels when you bite into a slice of pizza that's way too fucking hot. Keep it going as we roll on to the ES and into that first T. Now most dictionaries are going to tell you that that E we just hit should schwa. That's bullshit. I want you to keep that same sound we used on the other E. Seriously, look in the mirror and schwa it. Yuck! See how unsexy your upper lip becomes? Now, I meant to imply that the EST are going to be quick and they are, but I don't want you just tap that S. (hehe) Make sure it gets attention then on to the T and R. That R should not be rolled. Rather it's that sound that you make with your front teeth together, you know? Almost a CH sound. Long A here and this is the stressed syllable so get it right. Then we're at the home stretch, TION, which all of you know how to do by now. If you don't cling to that N for just a split second longer than the unsexied masses, I will find you.

Sunday Zen

2010-04-11T08:10:00.001-07:00

There is no coming to consciousness without pain. --Carl Gustav Jung

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-04-07T07:20:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is definitely spring. And now that we've all decided that these blossoming flowers and chirping birds are going to influence us, we should practice our enunciation. That is to say, we should work on how to use our tongues and lips properly and for maximum effect.

Vermiculate

Didn't see that one coming, did you?

We really love Vs. They're similar to Fs. If you start to do a V, then pause and look at her like you mean it. Maybe do that half-wink twitch thing with your left eye that shows how insatiable you are...Where was I? Oh, yes, this is kind of key: make sure to separate the R-sound from the M-sound. Trust me, don't let them run together. The next syllable is the stressed one. MIK! Short I, hard, hard C/K. The long U should pretty much stand alone. Try your best to minimize the desire to YEW from the C. Get it? All we have left is that sexy L and a long A, all punctuated quite nicely by a not-too-hard T.

Are you all trying to figure just what the fuck this one means? Of course you are.

--v. to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.

Weird, right? Who would do that?

--adj. sinuous, tortuous, intricate.

That one I kind of like. As a matter of fact, I think I'll try to work that use of the word into conversation today.

Oh, and hey, before you go, here's a little extra sexy for you.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-03-31T10:35:00.000-07:00

It's such a beautiful day. And I'm so turned on.

Lustrate

We love Ls. With your tongue behind your teeth, hold it there and make that sound. Llllllll...Plus, the first part of this word is 'lust'. Haha! Then that first T is softer as it turns to the R. That long A is nice and punctuated by the much harder second T. "Tuh!"

Pretty, no?

I really like the meaning on this one:

--verb. to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.

That's from Dicionary.com.

The New Webster's says the verb means:

--to purify as by water.

Baptism? Perhaps. Let me take you down into the water, darling. We can take turns purifying each other. Then we won't let but the sun and wind dry the drops from our bellies as we lie there with our sunglasses on and talk of things that mean nothing to anyone except for ourselves.

Sunday Zen

2010-03-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

The first question I ask when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful? And very shortly you discover that there is no reason. --John Cage

Wedndesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-03-24T08:58:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and muthafuckin' girls, it's time, again, to expand our sexuality and vocabulary all at the same time. Ready?

Viviparous

We really like Vs. The way your bottom lip has to go under your teeth and drag itself back out. Wow. That first I is long so don't neglect it. Then that P has such a punch. And I don't think it's necessary to explain what we'll do with the rest of the word. Say it all together, children: "Drag out the S!"

Very good.

Do you know what this one means? I'll be impressed if you do. If you don't, check it out.

I bet this girl would give live birth. Oh, man, if only she would...

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Know those days when the clouds and the sun seem to struggle over who will be in control of the sky? Today is one of those days.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-03-17T06:54:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello. Everyone feeling fine today? Yes? Me, too.

This week's word is short and sweet. And I think you guys are catching on and I'm so proud.

Caduceus

That's a hard C at the start, yes, but we don't have to get all crazy with it. Let it ride. Remember, we like soft Ds. And we're going to let that second C sound like an S not SH, okay? That way we can really lay into that diphthong that the E and U do. And, oh, boy, do we love words that end with Ss. So Sexy.

Well, what's a caduceus? It's Mercury's staff. The symbol of medicine and healing. And, I have to say, it looks kind of Sexy.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-03-10T08:15:00.000-08:00

Oh, boy, bear/bare with me on this one.

Polyphiloprogenitive

I know you're thinking that it's way too full in your mouth to be sexy but you've jumped to conclusions again, dear reader. You're not taking the time, making the effort. Let it come to you from deep down. Slowly, I say.

And just a hint, use your come-hither eyes while you say it. Trust me.

Guess what. This word is completely made-up. That's right. Some poor soul used it once and now it exists. Oh, that's fucking brilliant. Here's to you, sir. Sexy and all.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-03-03T09:36:00.001-08:00

I like today's word so much because it works from so many different angles. It's absolutely yummy.

Rillettes

First, you can do it the french way and roll the R nicely then turn the Ls into a Y. Of course, the I would be more like a long E. Hit those Ts hard and forget the rest of the word.

Or the english(american) way would more likely schwa the I after the plain R. The Ls get to do their intended job and the Ts wouldn't be quite as hard. The S finally gets attention and you can hold it as we are wont to do.

So much for the pronunciations. How about the definition? It's HOT, too.

An appetizer made usually of pork or goose meat that is diced, seasoned, cooked, and then pounded or ground to the consistency of a spread.

O. M. F. F. S. M. That sounds delicious...

It's also a sexy looking word.

rillettes

Like a girl lying on her side, looking at you from across the room, asking what you have planned for today. "I was thinking about walking down to the market to get some some fresh tomatoes for the pasta sauce tonight. Do you like this jacket?" "Yes, I do."

"Don't be silly, you daft boy!"

2010-03-01T12:00:00.000-08:00

It has occurred to me that if you use a phrase like that, you give the "boy" an excuse for not understanding. Don't let him get away so easily. Don't insult the person, insult the ideas. Allow them enough room to understand, as it were.

Here, on this blog, we are trying to get everyone into the light. Every one's path may not be the same way. Some may have to wind around a bit before they step out of the cave while others are ready to come bursting out straightaway.

Let us be gentle with those who aren't quite ready. These people will be those to whom the whole idea of searching is new. The ones that are ready will find you and grab a hold. The timid ones are those who were not even aware that people are busy sussing out these things. Treat them sweetly, like that baby raccoon you nursed after your mother killed its mother with her minivan.

The point is that we should let no one have the excuse of being stupid or unable to grasp. Some will be purposefully obtuse and those we must devour, chewing them up and tossing their bits in the ditch, but the slow ones are not, usually, stupid, merely not quite ready. Let them know you're patient. Talk to them. Show them. Continue to press but don't force. Don't squash them. Don't frighten them. The Truth is scary enough on its own.

Okay?

Thank you.

Sunday Zen

2010-02-28T08:00:00.000-08:00

Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life--after that you cannot be deceived.

There is no need to be afraid of beguiling characters and those who would cause you harm by leading you back into the darkness once you've seen-and experienced-the light. But first, you must take the time and energy to go there. The light, that is.

The light is a scary place. Truth can be frightening. That's why few find it and fewer use it once they have. But, friends, if you can unravel yourselves to what is known and what is real then you will find that you have become a very powerful being indeed. So powerful that you will tear through lies and misconceptions without blinking. Because you are not afraid of the Truths that they hide.

It's best if You just get out of the Way

2010-02-26T17:00:00.000-08:00

We are dangerous boys. We will fuck your shit up.

No, no, no. It's not that we're threatening physical violence. We're bringing something far greater than that, something vastly more powerful. For physical violence and personal injury will pass. They are temporary. What we have come up with is going to last much, much longer: Ideas. Thoughts.

That's right, we've come screaming into the marketplace-of-ideas with basketsful and we're hurling them around like so many pieces of ticker tape and garland.

We grew up learning that fire was hot by getting burned. Finding out what's at the bottom of a lake by holding our breaths and diving down. We've got scars. We've got memories and broken hearts.

We are not afraid to lose ourselves in the moment. We are not afraid to reflect on that panic later over a pint.

We will walk for miles because we have nothing else to do. Or simply cancel other plans so that we may walk.

But you should rest assured that once we've walked, woken up, sobered and retrospected, we'll have all sorts of things to say. And you, dear sir or madame, should listen. We want to change some things. We have become disillusioned and we are ready to start something else entirely. We may use our own voices. We may use entire volumes of others. Or we may cherry-pick quotes that fit our purposes(and we won't give a shit when you call us out on it).

We are here to make a difference and it's our choice. That you should recognize for certain. To see that we've chosen is to understand that we have decided minds. We're committed.

Oh, don't think we're close-minded. Quite the contrary, we are very open to new ideas. That is what makes us so dangerous. We're so open to new ideas that our very receptiveness frightens you. We will be more than happy to hear you out. And we can be very nice about things we like. But if we do not like something, oh, if we do not like something, we will let you know. Understand that we will try to be kind. But we don't have time to dilly-dally. We are in a hurry to put things into motion.

We invite you to join us. But if you are too secure in the old ways, the old days, then, please, step aside and let us get things done.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-02-24T05:31:00.000-08:00

Licentious

Now, if you look this one up it may ask you use a long I at the beginning but I don't want you to do that. Move quickly past the I then sit on that C. Drag it out just a bit. Not too lispy or serpentine but defined. Also, the dictionary may direct you towards a "sh" sound for the T but again I have a different idea. Pronounce the T just before you "sh". And, as always, hold that S at the end.

Don't let life keep you from being alive

We have so many things to do. Appointments, chores, homework, jobs and duties innumerable. Please, take pleasure in those moments in between. Walk a little slower. Tilt your head so that people think you have a crick in your neck. Talk to yourself. Dance poorly and to the music that plays in your head.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-02-03T08:36:00.001-08:00

Chrysanthemum

I know, I know. This isn't really a vocabulary lesson. Everyone knows what this thing is. That's not the point! Say it, dude. The hard CH at the beginning shouldn't put you off a bit. The Y should draw you in, especially since it's pronounced like a short I. And pretty much any NTH combo should be perfect. The way it makes you put your tongue between your teeth is almost more than I should think about, sitting here all alone with my legs crossed.

A Treatise on the Philosophy of Paper

As I walked down the school supply aisle the other day at work(just because i was headed somewhere else, not on purpose), I found myself looking longingly and critically at the notebooks, judging which would suit my writings better and feeling the urge to purchase those.

I have plenty of paper. Loose sheets for the printer or typewriter. Three leather-bound journals. One Moleskine that I keep in my bag that's always with me and one on the desk. Spiral notebooks with college-rule paper abound in every room, it seems. There's that big hardback notebook in which I have begun my novel.

All that is not to mention how many books lie in every room and on every surface just begging to be read and scribbled in.

And yet, I want more. Is it a subconscious thing? Not anymore, I guess.

I just like the way it feels. I like the sound of the pen(fountain or other) and pencil on it. It smells good. Moves under your hand in just the direction you need so that your lines will droop slightly at the end of its unruled sheet. Or has that hard red line on the left to show you where to start and that soft red line on the right as a polite suggestion that you stop but it really doesn't matter, does it?

No matter how full a sheet may seem, there is always a little bit more that you can fit onto it. And you can put whatever you want, wherever you want. Want to practice shading here? Want to put a poem here? Your name? Date? A flower? A skull? It doesn't matter. The paper willingly stores it for you. Keeping it right there until that time that you shall need it again.

I love paper.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-01-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

I'm not going to jerk you around this week. Let's get right to it:

Malvaceous

Okay, now, be careful not to rush it. You guys should know that by now. That last S should be held almost to a fault. I just love that V. It gives you a chance to scrape your topfront teeth across your bottom lip like you don't get to do in everyday life.

This word may not get used very often but if you try hard enough and really pay attention, I bet you'll get to use it quite efficiently.

--adj. Belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.

Well, that helps because we all know that the mallow family is, right? Marshmallow? Negative.

The mallow family includes such as the cotton plant, hibiscus, hollyhock, mallow(duh), okra(which i love), and rose of Sharon. Not a bad little family, really.

Try something like "Oh, yes, I really like a lot of the malvaceous plants." in response to someone discussing their new hibiscus.

Go do it!

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-01-20T05:00:00.000-08:00

Yummmm.....

Lapidary

It takes practice to make an "L" sound sexy. Use your whole tongue and rake it across the roof of your mouth, coming all the way out to the end of your teeth. Also, short "A"s are not sexy, so lengthen them as much as possible. And the same goes for hard "D"s. It should sound closer to the soft Spanish "D".

And what exactly does this word, this oh-so-sexy word mean?

n. One who cuts and engraves precious stones---adj. Pertaining to the art of cutting stones.

Okay, that's pretty cool. A sexy word that has to do with precious stones and the handling and forming of them. Maybe we can appropriate this word for our own purposes. We can become life lapidaries. Cutting and shaping and engraving our precious lives.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2010-01-06T07:46:00.001-08:00

The cold, cold wind requires that we be warmed by an especially sensuous word.

Compendium

This word just rolls so sweetly. Each syllable turns entirely over to the next like waking up with that beautiful someone in the morning.

Again, don't rush the word out of your mouth. Let the "mp" sit before you move on to the "end" which should not be an overly short 'i' or 'e' but rather somewhere between the short 'a' and short 'e'.

And the longer you can make that 'u', the better. Don't make it sound silly but give it attention.

Does anyone care what this word means? No? Me, neither. If you do, feel free.

Big thoughts coming soon, kids. Stick around.

It's Cold

2009-12-10T02:28:00.000-08:00

Somewhere else, I mean. Yes, it is something like 23 degrees here but it's really not too bad. I just got back from a walk and I'm not a popsicle or anything. Why was I on a walk at 4:30 am? Because I got tired of rolling around the bed. I don't know if you have this problem but my mind never stops going. It really doesn't. I can quiet it down considerably if I try. Sometimes I distract it. But it just never stops. You say: "Isn't that a good thing? You must solve all types of problems and come up with all kinds of great ideas." Solving a problem is one thing, not 813 things. That's how many ways you end up looking at a problem as you lie in bed for hours. Then if you only had one problem, that would be a joyous occasion. And there are the self-imposed problems, too. Like this blog, for instance. You're here, dear, because I made you by choice. And everyday that I don't post something adds another problem and 813 more solutions.

I've been wanting to talk about the enemy for sometime now but I have a hard time coming up with all of it. Andrew said somewhere(i couldn't find it, see if you can) that Old People are the Enemy. Something like that. Well, I agree. But it's not age that does it. It's an attitude that they get because of their age. It's hard to define but I'm willing to bet that it has something to do with the closing in of impending mortality. We're still young, friends. We're not close to death yet. And if we are, we'll burn out brightly. People will see it. Old people just kind of wither.

I think it's important that we understand why they are the enemy and what makes them so opposed to youth and youthful attitudes before we start killing them. Just so we know who we killed.

I am torn. Should we try to win them over? Or just let them die? Or should we demoralize them before they go by explaining that they're from a different time in history and whatever efforts they've made to preserve that time have been in vain, that we've won, the young will always win because we inherit everything anyway, you can give it to someone else, you can claim no responsibility, put it into trusts, or just burn it on your funeral pyre but you have still left us with everything and we will soon do with it what we wish?

I think one thing I always had a problem with was sticking to the old ways just because they were the old ways. I mean, seriously, how many times have the old ways been so good that no new idea had a chance at improvement? Yet, still they cling to these fucking bones of value like that's all there ever will be.

And maybe I'll get old some day and think that we had all right and these young whipper-snappers don't know what they're doing to my world that I worked so hard on but I doubt it. Maybe I'll die before I get jaded.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-12-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

So sometimes I don't know what do with the things that have been put in front of me. But I think about it a lot. Some might say that I think too much.

But sometimes, sometimes I find a really cool word.

Avoirdupois

You're definitely going to need to hear this one pronounced. So go check out the clever little tool that Dictionary.com provides.

You'll be surprised if you try get all frenchy on it.

Self-Published Bullshit

2009-12-02T08:46:00.000-08:00

no way
i'm so fucking hot
i can't weed
jump right
cheers, mates
thanks to the flying stars
keep going baby
she's going
let's step on the tacos
what time is the mosquitoes?
they're much more worse than the tacos
what time is it? i can't
finish it
sip that shit
sorry
i hate to bite it i'm just telling you
it was me and ross in the car i don't know
ross just assed out
is love forever can you find love forever
and if you can can you keep it forever?
and she'll leave you troubled worrying all the time
harmonicas ring in the background
and the party once again moves outside no
smoking in the house
she kept me down and ran me all over town
a wonderful party in the smoke and the heat
it makes everyone else just a little crazy
love me
take off your clothes
and this demon around he can't keep me down
she gives true love like a bowtie
and the colors and the sounds
and the whir of the fan
blow blow sweet wind on me
outside yelling distracts my mind
hurry and hurry wash me over
harmonicas ring
beautiful words of infinite wisdoms of finite passivity
meditate and see and beuatlfjk adijnljsf
she runsa rascke sofre oim
a jdkooijcadnriadkfaeoiADFASIVMAir
jjjjunbethera f
the weeds takes hold
my fingers race
love and death surround me
love and nnmbness
her phone call wakes from sleep the demons inside and they roar
angry beasts to bring dreams and fear
what night is this
what fall is this
bring me 'round to the day that compses a night of horrors
sigh
run
shake
fun peace and mercy
siletn smoke rises blue smoike
light smoike put me out into a tray that runs over with stories

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-12-02T05:00:00.000-08:00

For many, many reasons this week's word is perfect. And you're glad of it.

Catharsis

Oh, I love the smooth th in this one. How it rolls on across the A and into the R. And you're all well aware of how much I like words that end with S. Yum.

We only really need the first definition of this one:

--noun. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.

Actually, I dance a lot. And beat on things to make rhythms. I'll pretty much dance anywhere, just so you know. I don't even need any extra music. There's a constant soundtrack in my head. Don't ask for more details on that one.

I throw my own Party

2009-11-26T16:33:00.000-08:00

It's my blog-iversary. That's right. I've been blogging for one year now. And it's been challenging. And fun. And pretty rewarding.

Anyway, I've planned on sharing with you the whole gist of the blog and what the point is for quite some time now. I figured if I could make it a year then I could really start taking it seriously.

So here's the deal: Many of us have a desire to evolve. To move on past the old shadows of the past. To shake off the shackles of traditional thought. We want to think better.

But while we work on this, we cannot be content to merely save ourselves. We must help others. Bring them up with us.

Recognize this image? It's an illustration of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.

If you're unfamiliar, go read it. If you now understand that we're freed prisoners, help me out. Thank you.

Thanks, Liz, for making me do this.

The Strategy of Peace: The Global Challenge

2009-11-02T08:49:00.000-08:00

My grandmother gave me some books a couple weeks ago. Among them Senator JFK's The Strategy of Peace. I have begun reading it and will post highlights that I think are still relevant to the way we should look at our world, now 50 years later.

...[W]e move from crisis to crisis for two reasons: first, because we have not yet developed a strategy for peace that is relevant to the new world in which we live; and secondly, because we have not been paying the price which that strategy demands--a price measured not merely in money and military preparedness, but in social inventiveness, in moral stamina, in physical courage. Because that strategy has not been developed nor that price paid, it has not been too difficult to forecast with a reasonable degree of precision where our national fortunes would trend. They would trend in the direction of a slide downhill into dust, dullness, languor, and decay.

At home, we must demonstrate that we can educate our children adequately in a world where ideas and technology are increasing in importance, and where excellence must be nurtured and cherished. Our democracy must demonstrate that it can restructure its urban organization, in the light of the revolutionary enlargement of our population, now increasingly concentrated in metropolitan areas.

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly. Arouse his will to believe in himself, give him a great goal to believe in, and he will create the means to reach it. This trait of the American character is our greatest single national asset. It is time once more that we rescue it from the sea of fat in which it has been drowning. It is time once more to get on with the business of being true to the work of a Choosing People--a people who voluntarily assume the burden and glory of advancing mankind's best hopes.

Or something like that, eh?

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-10-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

Right to it, shall we?

Rhapsody

Here's the thing: I don't know why there's an H after the R but I like it. You can try to pronounce it if you like. I'm not sure it's a good idea, though. Do make sure the P gets plenty of attention. And soften the D as much as you can.

Using this word may make you seem pretentious. Or a child of the 80s. I haven't decided. But if you know the really sweet definitions(all six of them), you may use it with honour:

1. Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
2. an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm.
3. an epic poem, or a part of such a poem, as a book of the Iliad, suitable for recitation at one time.
4. a similar piece of modern literature.
5. an unusually intense or irregular poem or piece of prose.
6. Archaic. a miscellaneous collection; jumble.

Let's take a brief glimpse at Number 2. Ecstatic? Enthusiasm? Very cool. And how you not get ecstatic and enthusiastic about one of the greatest Asian rockers of all time. No, not William Hung.

Ha. Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-10-21T05:23:00.000-07:00

*Sigh* It's Wednesday again and everyone is shouting from their beds "What's the word?! What's the word?! What's today's sexy word?!"

Calma, ragazzi. <--Not the word. But rather sexy, no?

No, I think today's word will be...........

Absolution

I understand that many of you may say that this word's connotation keeps you from seeing it as sexy but slow down. Pronounce it sllllooooooowwwwwwly.

Works, doesn't it? Just make sure that you make the A sound somewhere in between the short ă and the dull schwa. (yes, i just called the schwa dull. get over it.)

Let me take your preconceived notions for a moment, thank you, and fling them out the window. Wonderful. We will now take a closer look at the definition of this word:

1. act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
2. state of being absolved.

One does not have to be particularly religious to use words that have been mainly associated with religions. I think the act of absolution is a fantastic behaviour to have in your repertoire, both getting absolved and doing the absolving. See, to me there is a greater power in absolution than forgiveness. Forgiveness is more like "Yeah, you fucked up big time. I acknowledge that fact and since you've apologized, I now forgive you." Whereas absolution says "You messed up? I didn't notice. Kiss me."

Sorry, I'm a big Muse fan.

Lips are turning blue
A kiss that can't renew
I only dream of you
My beautiful

Tiptoe to your room
A starlight in the gloom
I only dream of you
And you never knew

Sing for absolution
I will be singing
And falling from your grace

There's no where left to hide
In no one to confide
The truth burns deep inside
And will never die

Lips are turning blue
A kiss that can't renew
I only dream of you
My beautiful

Sing for absolution
I will be singing
And falling from your grace
Sing for absolution
I will be singing
And falling from your grace

Our wrongs
Remain unrectified
And our souls
Won't be exhumed

Reader Response

2009-10-20T06:02:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to figure out when exactly we're supposed to talk about things like religion and politics if we can't do it over drinks. "Two things you don't discuss at a bar: religion and politics." That's what everyone says, right?

And if those two are out, what about philosophy? Can we talk Nietzsche and Boyer? Or maybe just the old guys: Epicurus and Plato.

So please respond by saying what you think are acceptable topics when alcohol is being consumed and why the others are taboo. Thank you for your thoughts.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-10-14T06:27:00.000-07:00

Rapscallion

I really like that first R. Especially if you can roll it just a bit. Then the flow stops abruptly at that P. It's like they had two words and just slammed them together hoping no one would notice. But the sexy S makes up for and the double L and yuhn to wrap it up. Wonderful.

Also, I think what helps make this word sexy is that the people who say it inevitably have British accents. Or maybe Irish. Either way, that's sexy.

So what is a rapscallion?

It's like you all said "You!" at exactly the same time. Thanks. Well, maybe, but I'll never admit to it. To being--

a rascal; rogue; scamp.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-10-07T06:30:00.000-07:00

Speaking of sucking the marrow, how about a very sexy word for it?

Medullary

The difficulty here is that the dictionary offers 3 different pronunciations and 1 isn't quite sexy at all. So we'll just skip over that one, won't we?

How are your phonetics this morning?

mej-uh-ler-ee

Mmmmmmm, c'mere, woman. And take off all those clothes!

So it means something related to the marrow of the bone or the medulla oblongata, which I thought was funny because those two things aren't really related. It has something to do with the way the Latinate has come down through the language, yada yada yada. Anyhooz, check out this medical dictionary definition and see if you don't feel like you could perform surgery afterwards:

1 a : of or relating to the medulla of any body part or organ b : containing, consisting of, or resembling bone marrow c : of or relating to the medulla oblongata or the spinal cord d : of, relating to, or formed of the dorsally located embryonic ectoderm destined to sink below the surface and become neural tissue

Ha. Brilliant. "Dorsally located embryonic ectoderm." Cool.

How do you like your Marrow?

2009-10-01T07:33:00.000-07:00

The other night I was talking to a couple guys about a lot of things including beliefs and reality. One asked me,"Why, if you believe that this life is all there is, are you online discussing this stuff instead of out living and sucking the marrow from life?"

The problem is that this question implies certain criteria for what it means to "suck the marrow", as if there's some checklist for the activities that one must participate in so that they may look back at death and say that, indeed, life has been full.

I, being an open hedonist, believe that this is not the case. No one's list will match up with an other's list. Not a single person on the planet will find perfect agreement about what should be done, seen, heard, smelled, tasted, etc.

Should we all go canyon-jumping in Switzerland? Well, as someone who's done it, I tend to lean toward "yes", but I cannot tell you that your life must have sucked if you didn't. Should we all read Harry Potter, Jane Austen, The Iliad, Vonnegut or Danielle Steele? See?

Don't assume that whatever you think is "the good life" is what is. Everyone has their own feelings and opinions on what's fun, necessary, important and crap. While I am sure that many people do find several things in common, that does not mean that it is the standard.

What's my point? Stop telling other people that they shouldn't do that or listen to this or read that or travel there. Let them go and do for themselves. Stop being a cock block. People's jollies are to be gotten however they see fit. STFU. thank you.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-09-26T15:40:00.001-07:00

Rebellion

Rs make for sexy sounds. Then the double Ls and the diphthong. Ending with a soft N. Pretty nice.

I'm just going to use the second definition from Dictionary.com.

--noun.

2. resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.

Sure, whatever, right?

Here's the deal: For some, rebellion is a bad thing. Why? Why do we think it's a good thing to fall in line, be a good dog, just take the medicine, etc.? I'm getting really pissed off at these people. We should all be fighting back against something all the time. Goddammit, fucking say something. I'm getting all worked up. I'm going to grab a beer and a smoke. I'll be back.

Okay, I've settled down. I just think that for some living the way we're "supposed" to live is enough. Listening to whomever it was that told me what to do is not enough, though. I have to investigate it for myself. I want to know the deeper reasons. And here is where I get into trouble because I make a stand for a logical and sophisticated approach to the everyday. If someone tells me that this is how it is, I don't blindly concur. I don't toe the line. I ask why the line is there, who put it there and what made them think that it should be there. And, usually, I move it. I am a rebel. I'm fighting against conventional thinking for the simple fact that rarely is it thinking at all. If it's just convention, there's probably very little thought going on. You're just listening to "them". "They" love to have you do what you're told. It serves their purpose. Listen, I'm not a conspiracy theorist. I'm not talking about active agents that belong to the Illuminati or New World Order. "They" are incredibly nebulous because "they" aren't actual beings. This is the reason it's so hard to fight. With no clear enemy, at whom shall we aim our guns?

Speaking of Rebellion: Today is International Blasphemy Day. Say it loud, say it proud.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-09-23T18:25:00.000-07:00

This is going to be a good one. Get ready...

Ataraxia

Yeah, let that X really do its job. And the diphthong at the end is real nice.

And what, dear readers, does this sexy word mean?

–noun
a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.

Beautiful. I swear I don't choose our words based on their definitions but maybe mostly sexy words have mostly sexy definitions. Meh...

How should we proceed?

2009-09-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

Absolution

Revelation

Resistance

Something about gaining for yourself then spreading it to others until everyone has it.

Truth. Silly.

Find Absolution in what you don't know and haven't done.

Receive a Revelation of the Truth. Perhaps from a Black Hole.

Then stand up to those who try oppress. Form a Resistance. An Uprising.

But don't be violent. Be Loving. Use your words, man.

Then just rock out.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-09-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, can anyone tell me why I've been thinking that this day is Thursday for the past 4 hours? No? Yeah, I don't know either. Sorry. Let's get to it.

Discalceate.

The hard 'd' really does it for me. And the 'l' and 'c' right next to each other allow your tongue to do something special, no? As for the ending, I prefer the phonetic spelling to be [dis-kal-see-it]. Don't do the long 'a'.

With me so far? Well then, what does it mean?

--adjective

without shoes; unshod; barefoot.

Barefoot. Cool. That's sexy, yes? Maybe I should have put a sexy picture of feet? But I like her freckles so much. Fine fine.

There. Happy? Yeah, me too.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-09-09T08:52:00.000-07:00

Equilibrium

I'm still unsure whether we should use the long E or short E at the beginning. I'm more inclined towards the short E. Ek-kwuh-....yeah, I like that better.

1. a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces.
2. equal balance between any powers, influences, etc.; equality of effect.
3. mental or emotional balance; equanimity: The pressures of the situation caused her to lose her equilibrium.
4. Chemistry. the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates.

A state of rest or balance due to the reaction and its reverse proceeding at equal rates. Cool.

Please fall in love with something not human today.

Dear World: Bring it on

2009-08-04T09:31:00.000-07:00

I need something to do. Other than brood and fuss. I wonder sometimes if everything I do is totally inconsequential.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-07-29T19:02:00.001-07:00

Okay, I hate to be all scientific on y'all's asses but here we go.

Lepidoptera

Oh, it's sexy once you learn how to say it properly. Go to the page on my favourite site, Dictionary.com, and she'll say it for you. Aaaand, it's pretty sexy. However, the definition isn't quiet sufficient for a full understanding of it so I'll add a little bit.

lepidoptera---noun. the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.

Yeah, see? "But what-the-fuck is a lepidopterous insect?" you ask. I thought you might. I would.

So let's check out the definition of lepidopterology, that is, the science of studying those silly lepidopterous insects. noun--the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.

Fuck yeah! Butterflies, baby! That's right, boys and girls, today's sexy word is the scientific term for butterflies. You now have permission to be totally turned on.

I can't get enough of naked women

2009-07-29T05:30:00.001-07:00

So if you're wondering where I get the pictures for Wednesday's blogs and other times when I want sexuality, it's here. I want to hang out with everyone seen there. And their friends. This morning, while looking for today's graphic, I got distracted. Anyhooz, no sexy word yet. But I will post one before midnight. Promise. XOXO

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-07-22T06:23:00.001-07:00

This one's fun. And its definitions are very, very interesting.

Meretricious.

I know, I know, we like the words that end with essesssssssss. It's because they're so fucking sexy. What are we gonna do? And I like the Rs in this one, too. Especially the first one. Try rolling it like a Spanish R. I'm still not sure which is sexier but it's fun to practice. Ready for the definitions?

1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with prostitutes.
2. Alluring by vulgar or flashy display; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, "meretricious dress."
3. Based on pretense or insincerity; as, "a meretricious argument"

Ha. Tawdry, insincere prostitutes. Sounds like a good Saturday night. I don't see myself using the first one very often but I'm pretty sure I'm going to garner a lot of pleasure by telling someone that their argument is "meretricious." Oh fuck yeah. Suck it. Meretriciously.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-07-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

Capricious

One hard 'c' and one soft. And a 'p' that really punches.

–adjective
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
2. Obsolete. fanciful or witty.

More on needs and wants: I had an Economics teacher who posited that there are no such things as 'needs', only 'wants'. You don't need to eat. You want to live so you want to eat in order to live. Once we come to the realization that we don't really need anything but want everything, we can become more comfortable with not having certain things or even being okay with losing things. For example, when my parents would ground me to my room for being exactly myself, I was able to find enough pleasure within my room that the grounding meant nothing close to punishment. Become not so attached to those things that ground us. Free yourself of restrictions and realize that everything and everytime is what you make of it. Want to derive the purest, simplest pleasure from those things that you already have. Or can get without any measurable effort. Sometimes good things aren't "worth the sacrifice." Many things require no sacrifice whatsoever. And perhaps very little effort other than a mental reworking. That in and of itself, I'll grant, can be quite the effort. Changing a mental attitude is often the most difficult of all changes. But still, it requires very little money. And often the time required can be used for other things at the same time. I know that I constantly think of this blog while working. Two birds with one stone, and all that jazz. Use your time wisely.

Sunday Zen

2009-07-12T07:35:00.000-07:00

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.--Diogenes

What is it that you actually need? How many things have you bought that remain unused? How many times have you said lately that 'I need a good egg-yolker' or 'I need to go to the store to get some more sheet weights'?

Hey, you can spend your money however you want. It makes no difference to me, really. I'm just saying that maybe you should realize that you don't really need all that stuff. Sure you want it. You can afford it. But Life(as you know it) would not be any less had you not those things. Got it?

You Watch Yer Fuckin' Mouth!

2009-07-09T06:15:00.000-07:00

"The whole point o' swearin' is that it ain't appropriate." --Kaylee Frye

I was watching an episode of Firefly last night while I finished up my second martini and that cute little mechanic was having a debate with the good doctor about cussin'. What if we viewed those words, the seven dirty words that the FCC won't let us broadcast over the airwaves as just more superfluous language that anyone can use if they know how? I mean, I know people who use lots of multisyllabic words that are completely unnecessary to their meaning but they like to employ their vocabulary in such a way that not only are they getting a point across but it also sounds good.

Wednesday's Sexy Word of the Week

2009-07-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

Mazarine

It's only sexy if you pronounce the 'i' short. A long British 'i' would fuck it up. Oh! and make sure you let the 'z' be what it is. Don't rush over it, turning it into an 's'. What a waste!

--n. A deep, rich blue.

Yep, that's it. Just a colour. Cool, eh?