Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Hi All,
I'm feeling a bit like Picard as I sit here drinking Earl Grey tea (it was his drink of choice). I wish I were in his quarters, hanging out. Or in Ten Forward, chatting with Guinan. Or on the holodeck hanging out with Shakespeare. The TNG Trek world is a wonderful place! But, alas, I am NOT in such a cool place, but instead am here trying to wake up again. The very thought of the Mega Mochachino FrapaWhatever is doing the trick. haha (winks, T, and I know that's not really the name of it.) It's been a true gully-washer here; pouring tons and tons of rain.
Last night I got a shower before I got in the door. Yes, I looked reeeealy hot. haha Just Kidding. No, I looked more like a wet puppy. haha Bean and I agreed-there's entirely too much rain in the skies these days. It is nice for sleeping, though!
I saw an article today that said they've added words to the dictionary. Words like 'bling,' 'google' (as a verb; as in, "I'm going to google that.") and 'himbo' are all in there now. As someone who loves etymology, I'm fascinated and interested in this news. I love to know where words came from and the uses over time. Shakespeare invented quite a few words but I can't think of what they were just now. Something to look up later. ;) I wonder if 'y'all' and 'I reckon' are in there? haha I think Bean and I have invented a word or two. Like, 'The Stinkaroo Scale' for movies. If it stinks, it goes on the scale. My brothers invented a word for my nickname, but I can't print that here. haha No, it's not bad; it's just personal. Linguistics was a great class but also could be a hard one. I remember that at MWC it was mixed with 'Speech' so we had to give speeches, I think. Yikes!

Well, we're off to discuss things I've known for years, so the mind is bound to wander. Hmm. Maybe I can ponder on ideas for Chapter Six. My last novel is stuck in limbo. I love the story, and I know how it ends, but I'm stuck in the middle. I need some sort of creative awakening to get back at it. I'll admit, writing this blog and interacting with people here has helped. That'll be my goal for the rest of the day: if zoning out, write chapter in head. haha

In other news, Madonna apparently has a CD/DVD of live material from the Reinvention Tour that's been out for two weeks called 'I'm Going to Tell You a Secret.'. Her secret was that she even put it out! Bean and I are falling down on the job! I didn't even know it was out. But, I'll have to pick it up at some point. That was a great tour.

New Words I Am Inventing Right Now, As I Type
1) Zoof: What you say when you've been hit in the belly with a nerf football. "Zoof!"
2) 'lance: My abbreviation for ambulance. "Somebody call for a 'lance!!"
3) Yowzina: When a woman wants to yell "Yowza!"
4) Super-ific: This is probably a real word. But in my case, I mean, "Brandon Routh was absolutely Super-ific in that movie."
5) Criminey! Well, I just love that word. haha

Have a great day, All.