words gone extinct...

in the most recently written Time magazine, there was an article that really caught my attention... it was entitled "War of the Words" and it basically stated that the editors of the popular dictionary in England "Collins" are editing out some words that they feel no one uses anymore... I read the list of words that they listed and they all sound intelligent and fun... so here's the list, and I hope that maybe you can incorporate some of these words into your vocabulary and make this world a more wonderfully wordy place....

compossible - adj. - possible in coexistence
mansuetude - n. - gentleness or mildness
apodeictic - adj. - unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
caducity - n. - perishableness
malison - n. - a curse
fubsy - adj. - short and stout
embrangle - vb. - to confuse or entangle
niddering - adj. - cowardly
olid - adj. - foul smelling
appugnant - adj. - combative, antagonistic or contrary
roborant - tending to fortify
nitid - bright, glistening

so please choose some (or all ;D) of these words and appear more intelligent than you really are!! :D

Wordful Wednesday

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I know I'm a couple days late, but I've been so busy with school (midterms) and all that crazy stuff... Life just gets insane between school and work and all that FUN stuff that there are times I just sit back and go "oh my goodness!!!"
I'm thinking of just taking an evening to myself to just bake or something... but who has time?
I seriously had to pencil my family gatherings this past weekend into my schedule. PENCIL because I didn't know if I would be able to make it to them... that's scary, my life has never been like that... I ALWAYS have time for family... not anymore... and that's such a sad thing. Anyway, seeing as how this is my Thanksgiving post, I thought I'd jot down some of the things I'm thankful for....
Canada, I couldn't imagine growing up in any other country
My mom, I wouldn't be here if it weren't for her I love her SO much
My friends, you know who you are, and even the new friends I swore I would never make in University, but oh well, you know what happens when you say "never"... lol ;)
My family, as crazy as you all are, I think I fit in quite nicely...
The University of Manitoba, as much grief as you cause in my life, I am grateful for the opportunity to further my knowledge
Superstore, I love my job!! lol

That's pretty much it... I love you all, and I miss you all!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!

a winnipeggers victory...

hey all!!
well I'm now MOSTLY moved in and unpacked.. and TRYING to adjust to city life... it's weird, after living in a small town for almost my whole life how things seem so close now.... I mean I have an Applebees and a McDonalds both at the end of my street...
well, I titled this one a victory... so I will share that story with you now...

after my engagement broke off I was left with the ring... I didn't want to keep it, because it represented something that no longer was... so I brought it into the city and put it in a jewellers case for them to sell for me (I didn't want to look at it or deal with it...)
just this past week I was thinking that i should go get it and try to sell it on ebay.. cuz they were suppose to call me when it sold... but they hadn't yet... :(
so after a FABULOUS lunch with Mira, I drove over to the jewellers, and when I handed her the redemption slip for my ring, she got some papers from her desk and then said that she'd been trying to phone me... MY RING SOLD LAST WEEK!!!!

I was so thrilled!!!! and I still am...
I really didn't want to have that ring back in my possession... and now it's gone... FOREVER!!!
:D