doctoral candidate in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication
Archive for February, 2005
under my skin
06 years ago
by dawn
in just a thought
There are those people who can get under my skin so completely that I think of them in the oddest moments of a day.
I can be moving along, getting ready for work, and hear a news report on the radio and think of that person right away because I know it would be interesting to him/her.
I can be chatting with my boss and she can say something random to me and suddenly I’m quoting poets and being reminded of a certain person.
Anyone mentions 5-year-olds or relates a story about a child that age, my niece is instantly on my mind and I can hear her voice in my head. Or mention a baby and my nephew is the picture I imagine, snuggling up to his infinite softness.
I like it when someone gets under my skin. I like that sense of connection, that presence. It’s comforting and exciting at once. It’s like the delicate strands of a spiderweb linking us together.
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Under My Skin
Frank Sinatra
I’ve got you under my skin
I’ve got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart, that you’re really a part of me
I’ve got you under my skin
I’ve tried so not to give in
I’ve said to myself this affair never will go so well
But why should I try to resist, when baby will I know than well
That I’ve got you under my skin
I’d sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear
Don’t you know you fool, you never can win
Use your mentality, wake up to reality
But each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
’cause I’ve got you under my skin
—
“Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every airborne particle in its tissue.” ~ Henry James ~
word of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
belle epoque
noun, often capitalized ~ a period of high artistic or cultural development; specifically: such a period in France around the end of the 19th century.
Christian Dior’s pinched waists and full skirts in the 1940s were reminiscent of the bustles and corsets of the Belle Epoque 50 years earlier.
Did you know? –> In the years before World War I, France experienced a period of economic growth that produced a wealth of artistic and cultural developments. That era has been described as excessive, glittering, gaudy, and extravagant, but in the ensuing tumultuous days of war, the French looked back upon that productive period and called it la belle époque — literally, their “beautiful age.” By the mid-1950s, the term had found its way into English, where it came to be used to refer not only to the glory days of late 19th-century France but also to any similarly luxurious period.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
new gallery
0I created a new photo gallery today so that all of my photoblog images can be seen in specific categories. In addition, you can send e-cards with the images. You can leave comments and rank the photos, as well.
It’s all of the same images that are in the photoblog but a different way of viewing and you have the opportunity to send them out in a card.
Have fun!
word of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
rankle
verb ~ *1. to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness in; 2. to feel anger and irritation
* Rae Anne’s snooty attitude and rude behavior rankled me but I smoled to hide my irritation.
Did you know? –> Festering sores, vile dragons, and medieval legend are all vital players in the history of the word “rankle.” When first used in English, “rankle” meant “fester.” That meaning is clearly linked to the word’s Old French ancestor ( a noun splled variously raonle, draoncle, and drancle), which meant “festering sore.” Etymologists think the Old French word derive from dracunculus, which was a dimunitive form of draco, the Latin word for “serpent” and the source of the English word “dragon.” Apparently, the translation from serpents to sores occurred because people thought certain ulcers or tumors looked like small serpents.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
list 0f 3′s
0I don’t know why I do these things but they do make me think about my life sometimes.
Three screen names you have had:
- branwyn
- gwenyfyar
- geekgirl
Three things you hate about yourself:
- my insecurities
- my insecurities
- my insecurities
Three parts of your heritage:
- Irish
- English
- German
Three things that scare you:
- people
- dogs
- guns
Three of your everyday essentials:
- nuzzle from Dakota
- shower
- food
Three new things you want to try in the next twelve months:
- grad school
- using Spanish in “real” situations
- sea kayaking
Three things you want in a relationship (Love is a given)
- growth
- communication
- time
Two truths and a lie:
- I enjoy traveling
- I love school
- I enjoy my job
Three things about the opposite sex that appeal to you:
- they are men
- they are men
- they are men
Three things you just can’t do:
- lie well
- avoid caring about people
- avoid being sensitive
Three of your favorite hobbies:
- photography
- writing
- making jewelry
Three things you want to do very badly right now:
- fly to Vancouver
- see my Willow
- finish school
Three careers you are considering:
- web-based copy-writer/editor
- travel writer
- science writer
Three places you want to go on vacation:
- Spain
- British Isles
- Africa
Three kids’ names:
- Willow
- Justice
- Kooper
Three things you want to do before you die:
- be in love
- graduate from school
- feel safe
word of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
factoid
noun ~ 1. an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print; *2. a briefly stated and usually trivial fact
*”I picked up another factoid, namely, that most people use only a small fraction — five or ten percent — of their brain capacity.” ~ Lorene Cary, Black Ice
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing