Yet more madness over at Gibber Jabberin with the help of yours truly and always. I promise a more personal blog post soon, my lovelies.
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[Reblog] Serious Question Day 2
I fed the Gibberites a “serious question” and boy, did they give me answers. So drop a load, ask a question, answer a question. And remember, keep it light but erudite, fellow bloggers of knowledge. Have fun.
Easter, Eggs, and The Etymologicon
“It’s narrow-minded to think words are nothing more than what the Oxford English Dictionary says they are. As a friend of mine said, ‘Remember that language is no more or less real than math, and words are no more things than unicorns.'”
My family, not being particularly religious, doesn’t celebrate Easter. The most we do is take my youngest siblings Easter egg hunting. Maybe eat at Red Robin. And that’s if we’re feeling particularly special on this otherwise normal Sunday.
Don’t worry, this isn’t an “Easter is a pagan holiday and Jesus doesn’t exist post.” Over on The Big Blog of All the S#!t I Know, I’ve been partaking in [not really] the April A-Z Challenge. The month is almost over and I’m only on the letter “E.” Hooray for laziness. And I’ve also been neglecting this blog, so I’m just using the topic of Easter as inspiration and to segue into talking about etymology (because it’s alliterative, of course).
Words are fascinating, to express my feelings simply. They rock my crocs and allow me to convey ideas both inane and relevant. As much as I aspire to be one…
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Reblog: Guest Post: The 5 Stages of Grief (or “Learning That You Suck at Ukulele”)
A bit of light writing over at Swirls of Truth about how I came to accept that I’m an instrumental failure. Thanks for the guest post opportunity, LividFrost. She’s taking on the Post-a-Day Challenge this year, so send her your support by checking her out (appropriately, folks).
Reblog: Portraits in Motion
I wrote a poem and it sucked. So I sent it to Lex over at nerd on the bridge to make it better. Enjoy.
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