urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bluestockin9 A day in the life of... bluestockin9 2007-12-30T08:34:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bluestockin9:5017 2007-12-30T08:34:07Z 2007-12-30T08:34:07Z <p>adjunct; arbiter; free rice.com; surfeit; heterodox; flunky; akimbo; cerulean; abjure; specious; lurid; misology; caprice; capricious; sarcoid; lachrymose; </p> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bluestockin9:4626 2007-12-28T13:20:49Z 2007-12-28T13:20:49Z at the moment nothing could be better with David and I. I feel delightfully interwoven into him, when previously i thought of it as inescapable, osmotic, where i lose my sense of self but i haven't felt that way. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bluestockin9:4184 2007-12-18T14:05:33Z 2007-12-18T14:05:33Z <p minmax_bound="true"><span class="hw" minmax_bound="true"><strong><font size="4">pari passu</font></strong></span> \PAIR-ee-PASS-oo; PAIR-ih-PASS-oo\, <i minmax_bound="true">adverb</i>:<br minmax_bound="true" />At an equal pace or rate. </p>&nbsp;<span class="me" minmax_bound="true"><strong>es·chew</strong></span> <span class="pronset" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#116699">&nbsp;<img alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium.gif" />&nbsp; <img class="luna-Img" alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" /></font><a minmax_bound="true" href="https://secure.reference.com/premium/login.html?rd=2&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fbrowse%2Feschew"><font color="#116699"><img alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/speaker.gif" /></font></a><font color="#116699">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><span class="show_ipapr" style="DISPLAY: none" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">/</span><span class="pron" minmax_bound="true"><font size="3">ɛsˈtʃu</font></span><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">/</span></font><font color="#116699"> </font><a class="pronlink" title="Click for pronunciation key" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Pronunciation Key</font></u></a><span class="pron_toggle" style="DISPLAY: inline" minmax_bound="true"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"> - </font></span><a class="pronlink" title="Click to show spelled pronunciation" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Show Spelled Pronunciation</font></u></a></span></span><span class="show_spellpr" style="DISPLAY: inline" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">[</span><span class="pron" minmax_bound="true"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">es-<b minmax_bound="true">choo</b></font></font></span><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">]</span></font><font color="#116699"> </font><a class="pronlink" title="Click for pronunciation key" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Pronunciation Key</font></u></a><span class="pron_toggle" style="DISPLAY: inline" minmax_bound="true"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"> - </font></span><a class="pronlink" title="Click to show IPA pronunciation" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Show IPA Pronunciation</font></u></a></span></span><font color="#116699"> </font></span><div class="body" minmax_bound="true"><span class="pg" minmax_bound="true"><em><font color="#558811">–verb (used with object) </font></em></span><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true">to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: <span class="ital-inline" minmax_bound="true"><em>to eschew evil. </em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><ol><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/01.html"><font color="#568c1e">cavalcade</font></a>: a procession. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/02.html"><font color="#568c1e">vicissitude</font></a>: a change in condition or fortune. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/03.html"><font color="#568c1e">soporific</font></a>: causing sleep; <i minmax_bound="true">also</i>, something that causes sleep. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/04.html"><font color="#568c1e">profuse</font></a>: plentiful; copious. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/05.html"><font color="#568c1e">tarradiddle</font></a>: a fib; <i minmax_bound="true">also</i>, pretentious nonsense. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/06.html"><font color="#568c1e">deracinate</font></a>: to uproot. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/07.html"><font color="#568c1e">surly</font></a>: ill-humored; sullen and gruff. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/08.html"><font color="#568c1e">mendicant</font></a>: a beggar. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/09.html"><font color="#568c1e">rapprochement</font></a>: the establishment or state of cordial relations. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/10.html"><font color="#568c1e">perspicacity</font></a>: clearness of understanding. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/11.html"><font color="#568c1e">artifice</font></a>: an artful trick, stratagem or device; <i minmax_bound="true">also</i>, cleverness, skill. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/12.html"><font color="#568c1e">dishabille</font></a>: the state of being carelessly or partially dressed. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/13.html"><font color="#568c1e">cacophony</font></a>: harsh or discordant sound. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/14.html"><font color="#568c1e">frangible</font></a>: capable of being broken; easily broken. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/15.html"><font color="#568c1e">draconian</font></a>: excessively harsh; severe. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/16.html"><font color="#568c1e">complement</font></a>: something that fills up or completes. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/17.html"><font color="#568c1e">unfledged</font></a>: not fully developed; immature. </li><li minmax_bound="true"><a minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2007/12/18.html"><font color="#568c1e">pari passu</font></a>: at an equal pace or rate. </li></ol> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bluestockin9:3984 2007-12-03T07:46:40Z 2007-12-03T07:46:40Z <strong><font color="#000000">When we two parted<br />In silence and tears,<br />Half broken-hearted,<br />To sever for years,<br />Pale grew thy cheek and cold,<br />Colder thy kiss;<br />Truly that hour foretold<br />Sorrow to this.<br /><br />The dew of the morning<br />Sank chill on my brow<br />It felt like the warning<br />Of what I feel now.<br />Thy vows are all broken,<br />And light is thy fame:<br />I hear thy name spoken,<br />And share in its shame.<br /><br />They name thee before me,<br />A knell to mine ear;<br />A shudder comes o'er me<br />Why wert thou so dear?<br />They know not I knew thee,<br />Who knew thee too well:<br />Long, long shall I rue thee<br />Too deeply to tell.<br /><br />In secret we met<br />In silence I grieve<br />That thy heart could forget,<br />Thy spirit deceive.<br />If I should meet thee<br />After long years,<br />How should I greet thee?<br />With silence and tears.</font></strong> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:bluestockin9:2739 2007-09-18T17:56:38Z 2007-10-25T12:13:18Z the cat is lying next to me sleeping in the middle of my serene late night insomnia. i slept all day. i was worried about david - he has so much work to do. i am getting tired of studying physics, i seem to digress. i should charge on... perhaps i should study more mathematics first. i missed work today i was sleeping. I miss him.