Hustler of Culture
Aptonyms: “the term used for “people whose names and occupations or situations (e.g., workplace) have a close correspondence.”
Examples:
David Bird Ornithologist
Sonia Shears Hairdresser
Dr. Knapp Anesthesiologist
Jim Playfair Hockey coach
(via Andre Torrez)
Twitterpated: adj. Confused by affection or infatuation.
First used in the movie Bambi. Suggested by my friend Jenny.
Tinpot (adj): “Insignificant or unimportant; minor, often referring to leadership”
i.e. “A Tinpot Hitler”
Not to be confused with other uses of the word “tin” to mean “of lesser quality” like “Having a tin ear” and “a tinhorn operation”
I wonder if the tin industry knows their goods are being talked about this way.
Verb (1): “To play actively and boisterously; frolic.”
(2) the practice of swinging from and playing off of a ship’s mast
Also the most successful album by XTC.
(via NPR).
“I’ve often said that one of the stories I’d like to write would have the beginning “we never get over having been a child” because that so much of where it happens, ya know, it all begins there. And the sad thing for a lot of us is that, of course, we live our lives and can’t remember the moment that things began for us and because we can’t remember that moment, we continue living sad lives.”
“Chose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” —Confucius.
(via The Writer’s Almanac)
I saw this on a bumper sticker affixed to the wall at Coffee to the People, where I write most days.
“Get Involved: The World is Run by Those Who Show Up.”
I love that.
Okay, it’s a phrase. But it’s defined as “When your social commitments reeks havoc on your physical well being.”
That’s where I’m at. Which is why I had a two hour massage this morning and am staying in tonight. More tomorrow (via Wired).
“All great truths begin as blasphemies.” —George Bernard Shaw (via The Writer’s Almanac).
“Fiction is the lie we use to tell the truth in order to learn from the world” —Dorothy Allison