doctoral candidate in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication
Archive for January, 2005
word of the day
07 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
logomachy
noun ~ *1. a dispute over or about words; 2. a controversy marked by vebiage
*To settle our logomachy over the word “funner,” we turned to the dictionary and found that it is indeed sometimes used.
needy
0I’m not typically a needy person. I have lived on my own for many years. I manage all of my life. I manage my school. I deal with things that need to be dealt with on my own.
Except…
Except when I’m in a relationship. All of a sudden, I become extremely needy. I need to hear from the person at least once a day or I freak out in the weirdest ways.
I don’t rant and rave against the person. I just start thinking…and thinking…and thinking. And I worry. And I stress. And I start to wonder what is going on.
It’s the oddest behavior and I don’t really understand where it comes from.
I can have the busiest day in the world and I can still freak out.
It’s starting to bother me.
It’s starting to freak me out.
collide
0The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You’re barely waking
And I’m tangled up in you
Yeah
I’m open, you’re closed
Where I follow, you’ll go
I worry I won’t see your face
Light up again
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide
I’m quiet you know
You make a frist impression
I’ve found I’m scared to know I’m always on your mind
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to ryhme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
~ Howie Day ~
for our animal companions
0Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me. Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do. Speak to me often, for your voice is the world’s sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footsteps falls upon my waiting ear. When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements. And I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land, for you are my god and I am your devoted worshiper. Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food, that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life should your life be in danger. And, beloved master, should the great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest — and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
~ By Beth Norman Harris ~
word of the day
07 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
antediluvian
adjective ~ 1. of the period before the biblical flood; *2. antiquated
*The club’s younger members have complained that its antediluvian policies need immediate revision.
dawn is…
0This is me, according to Google. To do this, type in your name, between quotes, with “is” behind it. For instance, I typed in “dawn is” and queried google to see who I am, exactly.
New Dawn is a journal devoted to publishing ideas and information that are dangerous, unusual and challenging. …
Dawn or civil dawn is the time at which the Sun is 6 degrees below the horizon in the morning. …
Dawn Is Me: the life and times of a not-quite-ordinary wife, mother and entrepreneur.
… It should be known to the reader that there is absolutely no disagreement among the Muslims on the fact that al-fajr as-sadiq (the true dawn) is the time for …
Dawn is a time of hope and gratitiude for another day. …
“Solitaire Till Dawn is the best solitaire game I’ve seen on any platform.
Dawn is absolutely free for personal use, so go to the Download Page and get your free copy today.
Dawn is Confirmed to Proceed to Launch
word of the day
07 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
mawkish
adjective ~ 1. having an insipid often unpleasant taste; *2. sickly or puerilely sentimental
*After breaking up with his girlfriend, Jay entered a serious funk in which he wrote mawkish poems expressing how much he wanted her back in his life.
opinions
07 years ago
by dawn
in just a thought
“The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.”
– William Blake (1757-1827), British poet
I find it interesting when people ask for other people’s opinions but then either ridicule them, condescend to them, or berate them for supplying that opinion because it doesn’t match the original person’s opinion.
I’m seeing this phenomenon more and more on the bondage.com forums and it is usually in the postings with the most pages because the OP responds to nearly every response. They respond with either “Wow, you get it, thanks! Right on!” or “You’re wrong. You don’t get it. Go back to your momma’s skirts, boy.” There is no neutral ground where people exchange ideas and thought because that’s really not what is wanted.
A person posts his or her opinion as a question and asks the forumites for responses. This doesn’t really mean that he or she wants your opinion. It seems to mean that they want an opinion that agrees with them and that supports their view of the world.
Scary.
There is no room for growth when you look at things so myopically. There is no room for intelligent discussion. It quickly moves to the lowest common denominator and people start calling names or using arguments that have nothing to do with what is really going on.
I know that not everyone will agree with me. I value that. I often get a new look at an old issue and am given a different perspective. This helps me grow.
I say it’s better to grow than to stagnate in our own beliefs because we’re too stubborn to hear a different line of thought.
photo friday
0I have submitted a new PhotoFriday image today. I took this picture of my niece this afternoon at the library.
The one thing about PhotoFriday is that it is getting me to take more pictures and to try to follow a theme they put up.
By the way, if you take pictures, you might be interested in World Photo Day 2005. The more, the merrier, I think.