Maybe a little out of date but it made me laugh.
I do like Ron Paul.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Expeditiously vs. Exhibitiously
I was helping with the younger children at a rehearsal for a dance recital coming up and one of the teachers came into the waiting area and announced "If you're in the next number get into the studio expeditiously!" I was thinking to myself, 'great use of a big word' when one of the teens standing next to me asked her friend, "What does 'exhibitiously' mean?"
Mwahaha! (but I only laughed way down deep inside)
I turned to the two confused teens to explain 'expeditiously' means to hurry and go into the room quickly. 'Exhibitiously' is an entirely different matter. It's not exactly a word but if it is taken in the context of doing things as an exhibitionist would then you would go into the room nude or flash the people in the room. The two girls seemed satisfied with this answer. I thought about it a bit more and decided 'exhibitiously' could also possibly be understood as to make an exhibit of yourself as you enter the room which would be easy for the teens as they're all about attention most of the time anyway.
Yeah, so they hurried into the room.
Mwahaha! (but I only laughed way down deep inside)
I turned to the two confused teens to explain 'expeditiously' means to hurry and go into the room quickly. 'Exhibitiously' is an entirely different matter. It's not exactly a word but if it is taken in the context of doing things as an exhibitionist would then you would go into the room nude or flash the people in the room. The two girls seemed satisfied with this answer. I thought about it a bit more and decided 'exhibitiously' could also possibly be understood as to make an exhibit of yourself as you enter the room which would be easy for the teens as they're all about attention most of the time anyway.
Yeah, so they hurried into the room.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Foundling by Georgette Heyer - loved it!
This one is going to go on my top picks or must reads or whatever that list in my head is where I keep the books I really liked.
The Foundling is a great adventure story with a little bit of romance and a cast of very entertaining characters:
The Duke, he's super rich and a nice guy but he's short and he was sickly as a child so everyone bullies him and he runs away from home for a few days on his own just to see if he's really a man or only a Duke.
Tom, the crazy kid who gets into trouble constantly but isn't such a bad guy.
Belinda, the ultimate dumb blonde who will do anything for a purple dress or a ride in a fancy carriage.
Harriet, (I like Harriet) who seems to be turning out very well despite external forces.
Gideon, the soldier that could kill someone with his bare hands but mostly just laughs off the insanity around him.
Liversedge, the bad guy, he'd hate to kill anyone but maybe for the right price he could overcome his sensitivity to violence and in the mean time he likes to manage the kitchen with his excellent skills.
There's a few more besides these but you'll have to read it to meet them all. The story is great, lots of twists and turns and plenty of comedy and drama to make it seem very true-to-life. I laughed right out loud a couple of times. I'm going to have to read this one again and find a website where they tell you what some of those old expressions mean. For example, I know "pockets to let" means out of money but there were a bunch of other ones I had to guess at the meanings from the context, especially when the bad guys are all plotting together.
The Foundling is a great adventure story with a little bit of romance and a cast of very entertaining characters:
The Duke, he's super rich and a nice guy but he's short and he was sickly as a child so everyone bullies him and he runs away from home for a few days on his own just to see if he's really a man or only a Duke.
Tom, the crazy kid who gets into trouble constantly but isn't such a bad guy.
Belinda, the ultimate dumb blonde who will do anything for a purple dress or a ride in a fancy carriage.
Harriet, (I like Harriet) who seems to be turning out very well despite external forces.
Gideon, the soldier that could kill someone with his bare hands but mostly just laughs off the insanity around him.
Liversedge, the bad guy, he'd hate to kill anyone but maybe for the right price he could overcome his sensitivity to violence and in the mean time he likes to manage the kitchen with his excellent skills.
There's a few more besides these but you'll have to read it to meet them all. The story is great, lots of twists and turns and plenty of comedy and drama to make it seem very true-to-life. I laughed right out loud a couple of times. I'm going to have to read this one again and find a website where they tell you what some of those old expressions mean. For example, I know "pockets to let" means out of money but there were a bunch of other ones I had to guess at the meanings from the context, especially when the bad guys are all plotting together.
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